Disruptions and Daily Survival: COVID-19 Crisis, Gender, Informality, and Food Security in Mexico

This report situates Mexico’s pandemic experience within the broader themes of gender, informality, and food security. It draws on government data, official surveys, and policy reviews to analyze the socioeconomic and food security effects of COVID-19 in Mexico; examine the policy measures introduced to mitigate economic hardship and food insecurity; and identify the gendered dimensions of informality and policy exclusion during and after the pandemic. Through this analysis, the audit contributes to understanding how intersecting vulnerabilities of gender, class, informality, and regional inequality shaped both exposure to risk and access to relief during the COVID-19 crisis.