Honduras: One of the Most Dangerous Places to Be a Woman

This year, 2013, has been life changing. My Mum always taught me that as women we need to fight for our rights and I have personally had to argue and battle against injustices big and small on an obscenely regular basis.

It is rare that a day goes by without a sideways comment, an article in the press, or a conversation that doesn't shake the feminist in me. I'm sure that's why Everyday Sexism Project (100,000 plus followers on Twitter) has become an online sensation and made champions out of every woman and girl who knows what it feels like to be treated "like a girl".

But my everyday sexism, my healthy angry passion for equality, was shaken up beyond belief when a few months ago I visited Honduras. It's one of the most dangerous places (that's not in the midst of war) to be a woman.

The Central American country has crime figures that scare anyone who may want to live a normal life of sleep, work, do a spot of food shopping, or enjoy a coffee with a friend. Pretty much every single woman I met was afraid just getting on a bus or walking in the street. Many were frightened 24/7 in their own homes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/paloma-faith/paloma-faith_b_4479490.html?utm_hp_ref=uk


I know things are bad out that way in Central America, but never knew just how bad, if the account is accurate, which I am sure is quite sound.

Anyone have any real experience with the place and shed more light?

I know I had a big scare when I recently heard that my cousin was planning on visiting Juarez in Mexico. Turned out it was a total crock, invented by her drama queen of a brother, but man -- I was getting nervous:

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/ciudad_juarez/index.html