Groping of Mexico's president puts violence against women in spotlight

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum files a complaint against a man who groped her and tried to kiss her as she walked between meetings in the capital city. The incident underscores the insecurity women face in a country steeped in machismo and gender-based violence.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/latin-america/groping-mexico-president-sheinbaum-violence-against-women-spotlight/

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00:00Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum files a complaint against a man who groped her

00:04and tried to kiss her as she walked between meetings in the capital city. Scheinbaum says,

00:09quote, If this happens to the president, where does that leave all the young women in our country?

00:13No man has the right to abuse women's personal space. Video of the incident quickly spread

00:18across the internet before being taken down. The incident underscores the insecurity women

00:23face in a country steeped in machismo and gender-based violence. It has also raised

00:27questions about Scheinbaum's security detail. Scheinbaum travels with minimal security and makes

00:32herself available to the public. She also blasts Mexican newspaper Reforma for publishing images

00:38of the man groping her, saying she considers it a re-victimization.

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