<P> The presence of Jews in Mexico dates back to 1521, when Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztecs, accompanied by several Conversos . According to the 2010 census, there are 67,476 Jews in Mexico . Islam in Mexico is practiced mostly by Arab Mexicans, while there is also a small community of Muslims among indigenous Mexicans around the San Cristóbal de las Casas area in Chiapas . In the 2010 census 18,185 Mexicans reported belonging to an Eastern religion, a category which includes a tiny Buddhist population . </P> <P> Until the twentieth century, Mexico was an overwhelmingly rural country, with rural women's status defined within the context of the family and local community . With urbanization beginning in the sixteenth century, following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire, cities have provided economic and social opportunities not possible within rural villages . Roman Catholicism in Mexico has shaped societal attitudes about women's social role, emphasizing the role of women as nurturers of the family, with the Virgin Mary as a model . Marianismo has been an ideal, with women's role as being within the family under the authority of men . In the twentieth century, Mexican women made great strides toward toward a more equal legal and social status . In 1953, women in Mexico were granted the vote in national elections . </P> <P> Mexican women face discrimination and at times harassment from the machismo population . Although women in Mexico are making big advancements they are faced with the traditional expectations of being the head of the household . Researcher Margarita Valdés noted that while there are few inequalities enforced by law or policy in Mexico, there are gender inequalities perpetuated by social structures and Mexican cultural expectations that limit the capabilities of Mexican women . </P> <P> As of 2014, Mexico has the 16th highest rate of homicides committed against women in the world The prevalence of domestic violence against women in Mexican marital relationships varies at between 30 and 60 percent of relationships . The remains of the victims were frequently mutilated . According to a 1997 study, domestic abuse in Mexican culture "is embedded in gender and marital relations fostered in Mexican women's dependence on their spouses for subsistence and for self - esteem, sustained by ideologies of romantic love, by family structure and residential arrangements ." The perpetrators are often the boyfriend, father - in - law, ex-husbands or husbands but only 1.6% of the murder cases led to an arrest and sentencing . </P>

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