Womens Rights In Honduras Honduras is a country where womens rights are not widely celebrated or practiced.

With the support of the prominent Catholic church, womens rights have been reduced significantly. While women have the right to vote, drive, and hold jobs, there are a number of factors which contribute to the low amount of rights that women in Honduras possess. Poverty is the leading cause for womens rights violations. As a result of poverty, most women are exposed to violence. These women have an impaired ability to earn money and often have to make difficult decisions that land them back in economically disadvantaged situations. For example, girls that are victims of rape may find themselves blacklisted by their peers and without a safe, independent outlook. Likewise, a woman dependent on an abusive spouse or significant other may not see a way of survival if she escapes from her state. Women face danger from multiple facets in Honduras. They are raped by members of their own military and police force. Most girls and women that say something about these incidents end up disappearing, while the government acquits the party responsible. Violence in the home is also common. Feminicide, which is the killing of a woman as a result of domestic abuse, trafficking, or a criminal enterprise, has been on the rise. From 2002 to 2010 feminicide rose by 257%--nearly 50 women each month falling victim. Women can own property, but they face grave discrimination when doing so. They must constantly battle against landlords or creditors in order to keep their land. Oftentimes, women are evicted so that a male counterpart is able to take over the living space. The government also has no qualms about the ways in which they evict women from their homes.

In the workplace, women face sexual discrimination. Most women work in factories, which are similar to sweatshops, where they work long hours and have few to no breaks. They have neither materinity leave nor medical care. Sexual harassment and violence is also prevalent in the workplace. Some institutions even force women to take a pregnancy test upon being employed. After the De Facto government took control of Honduras in 2009, womens rights were even more reversed. Contraceptives became outlawed and punishable by six months in prison. Abortion was also made illegal. As a result, Honduras has the highest rates of teen pregnancies in the whole of Central America.