When it comes to gender equality in Latin America, Nicaragua ranks high amongst the other countries in the region.
[2] The Human Development Report ranked Nicaragua on place 106 out of 160 countries in the Gender Inequality Index in 2017.
[6] According to the World Bank's Gender Data Portal, participation in the labor force between men and women differs.
This was largely due to the concepts of marianismo and machismo, two prevalent forms of Latin American cultural behavior.
[11] Before the movement, topics like domestic violence and sexual abuse were taboo and not viewed as injustice by society.
This decision led to conflicts as men saw their dominant position threatened, which extended the process until the end of the 1990s, when international fundings and a neoliberal government prioritized establishing a new female figure.
Still, the country has to face increasing societal violence against women and violent attacks against the LGBT community, to which police fails to respond.
[12] The degree of health care for women in Nicaragua depends on whether they live in the rural or urban area.
The number of pregnant women receiving prenatal care grew steady over the past years, amounting to 94.7% in 2012.
With the participation in the revolution, women began to have a voice in political decisions, originally their motivation was the will to protect their families.