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Honduras has experienced major economic and social developments since the 1980s. These changes have been positive overall, bringing more gender equality in Honduras and much higher quality of life for everyone, especially women. Even with the improvements, there is still a long way to go in shrinking the gender gap that by the world's standards is gaping. In the 2011 Human Development Report, Honduras placed 121st out of 187 countries.〔UNDP. Human Development Report 2011: Sustainability and Equality. 2011. Technical Report.〕 The country's ranking specific to gender inequality is 105th out of 146 countries, with an overall value of 0.511 out of 1 in terms of HDI (with 1 representing perfect inequality).〔 Many of the inequalities stem from longstanding cultural norms and traditions that have been in place for hundreds of years revolving around the tasks and roles played in the agricultural society of old gender roles in Mesoamerica. ==Gender roles In Honduras== As Honduras is known for having a patriarchy system, gender roles are quite prominent. Men dominate the public sphere while women are supposed to conform and adhere to the realm of the domestic sphere. Subsequently, women are not allowed to participate in traditional male positions in society; the male is expected to be the head of the household and the main provider. This also gives men the right to make important decisions over women such as when they may procreate, how many children women may have, when and how many daily chores shall be done, if they may receive education, and whether or not they may enter the workforce.〔http://countrystudies.us/honduras/51.htm 〕 ==Women's rights== Through the Decree No. 29 of 1995, Honduran women's political rights, their right to vote, and political activity were finally achieved.〔http://borninhonduras.com/2011/01/creation-of-honduran-womens-day.html〕 However it was not until 1957 that Honduran women were officially allowed to participate in national elections under the term of Ramon Villleda Morales. Some stipulations included that only women who were able to read vote. This still hindered the majority of the female population, due to them being in the domestic sphere and not having attained high levels of education, therefore making most women illiterate at the time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gender inequality in Honduras」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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