The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.

Nearshoring hasn’t just moved factories—it has unveiled a generation of women entrepreneurs operating and scaling on both sides of the border. With logistics infrastructure at its peak—Laredo inaugurated in late 2024 a new CPKC railway bridge doubling cargo capacity across the Rio Grande—women are now taking strategic positions in value chains, services, and technology linking Mexico and the United States. This expansion of infrastructure is not merely technical data; it’s a

If 2024 taught us anything, it is that empowering women in rural communities is not charity: it is smart public policy and tangible economic development. In Mexico, the demographic and productive weight of rural women is undeniable. INMUJERES reported that only 35.6% of rural women aged 15 and older participate in the economy, 14 points below the urban average—an inequality that limits municipal revenues, innovation, and family well-being. At the same time, total female econo