At An Alarming Rate Por Nancy Bastidas Thirty percent of Hispanic girls are dropping out of high school in the United States. Some experts say that this may be more of a cultural dilemma than a disparity of programs for the Latino Community. It is a known fact that Latino Families are very closely knit and have large families. The tendency is that some Hispanic girls are being encouraged to pursue less challenging fields, they are encouraged to get married early, or many are expected to take care of siblings while parents work one or more jobs.
School is considered last on the priority list instead of first.
College is not something that is encouraged and the girls are left to feel that college is not a reality to them. How true are the statistics and what can the cause of these devastating number for Latino girls be. That is for both male and female and this number is not conclusive. However, on a positive note, Hispanic women are leading in home-based businesses. In addition, Latina families are apt to stay together, the divorce rate is less in Latino Families than with other families, and the extended family is still there.