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Delgadillo and Lemus Navarro Highlight Women’s Entrepreneurial Role and Security Gains at Mujeres Empoderadas Anniversary

They announced support for artist-painted giant soccer balls across Jalisco ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Verónica Delgadillo fue reconocida como pionera y referente de liderazgo femenino. CORTESÍA
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Overview

  • The sixth-anniversary event at Expo Guadalajara convened thousands of women for leadership conferences, workshops and a giant bazaar featuring 664 women-led microenterprises.
  • Verónica Delgadillo, Guadalajara’s first female municipal president, emphasized women’s impact on advancing public agendas like human rights, education and environmental protection.
  • Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro noted that women helm 78 percent of Jalisco’s microenterprises and credited their contributions with fueling the state’s recent economic expansion.
  • Delgadillo reported that her integrated security strategy has reduced the perception of insecurity among Guadalajara residents by ten percent.
  • Organizers revealed plans to place giant soccer balls painted by women artists in all 125 Jalisco municipalities as a public art initiative for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.