Children who attend state-run schools in Mexico City will no longer have to abide by a gender-specific dress code for their school uniforms, government officials said on Monday.
Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican capital’s left-wing mayor, announced the new gender-neutral uniform policy during a press conference at a local school in the city.
“The era when girls had to wear a skirt and boys had to wear trousers has been left behind, I think that’s passed into history,” Sheinbaum said.
“Boys can wear skirts if they want and girls can wear pants if they want . . .
