Ciudad Juarez - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there problems with ethnic, race/racial minorities or religious prejudices? Gender equality?
Not that I've encountered, but it is Catholic and there is some historic machismo to the area. - Jul 2024
This is Mexico, so yes. A machismo society. - Feb 2023
Probably, because isn’t this a problem everywhere to a certain extent? However, I can’t really comment on anything specific. Juarez has a history with femicide, but not as much recently. There is some tension in other parts of the country with indigenous groups. - Jun 2019
The situation is largely as in the US. - Feb 2019
Attitudes are similar to what you will encounter across the US. - Jan 2019
The area is predominantly Catholic. There are very few people here of African descent, so I don't know if an African American would feel uncomfortable with being such a minority. I personally have never encountered any prejudices. - Jun 2016
Not that I experienced... - Apr 2016
No - Apr 2016
None that I am aware of, but I truly don't have the basis to say for sure. - Dec 2015
not that I know of - Aug 2015
I don't think there are problems, however Juarez (and El Paso for that matter) is not a very diverse city. In my (and my husband's experience) non-Hispanic people stick out in both Juarez and El Paso. Particularly in Juarez, if you're at the mall for example, be prepared for people to be looking at you. In El Paso it's assumed that you're not from the area and that you're most likely somehow associated with Fort Bliss (located in El Paso). Again, no issues-- it's just something that I noticed. - Jun 2015
Not really. - Jun 2014
Not that I observed. - Aug 2013
Other than having to put up with some "machismo", women are well respected and well treated. - Jun 2013
Not particularly. Machismo is alive and well, but it doesn't impact work or quality of life. - Sep 2012
I haven't noticed. - Feb 2012
Machismo is alive in Mexico, moreso with older generations than with younger people. - Jul 2011
None that I have seen. - Jun 2011
None that we have seen. - Mar 2009
