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get their opinion on the matter both lay men and women were asked what they thought was the role of women? Must they just work in their homes or can they develop as other women outside their homes? The following is a summary of their answers.\u000Aa. Freedom in the exercise of gender/sex\u000AThe perspective of the lay men\u000AAccording to the NPL interviewed women must take care of the home and also have the opportunity to exert a profession. During the surveys the researcher talked to several ESH and LDG couples about social issues as well as the roles of women. In the three instances they showed freedom and respect mutually while discussing the issues. In the GSNPL the surveys showed similar results [Table 5.17]. The men showed a positive and open attitude towards women. A male informant expressed emphatically that woman \u2018was created in the image and likeness of God and must have the same opportunities\u2019 (L5IVF). This perception places a theological foundation on which to base the principle of equality between man and woman. It raises implicitly the idea that women have certain intrinsic personal rights according with the universal declaration of the human rights.\u000AAnother male informant said that \u2018God does have a call for them\u2019. This means that women have a role in developing the church\u2019s mission as well as a personal call as women. Here their rights are not considered to be a human concession, but a vocation that God grants to the woman to develop their human potential: \u2018Women have a role to play at home and in society\u2019 (FCG). That is why some of the male informants commented that the women must do well like the Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Mench\u00FA (IFG). The mention of her name is very significant as she is an indigenous woman in a context where racism is present in different expressions of the social and political life of the country. On other hand, another male ICV informant said that \u2018there are some very capable women\u2019. His posture reflects a certain attitude of superiority as it shows that so there are some but not\u000A301\u000A