Many women in Colombia share something in common with Maria Guzman life story, whose routine includes getting up early every day, around five o’clock in the morning, to bring her 5-year-old son to school and then take the first bus to go to work. After has worked for eight hours, Maria picks up her child from school and takes him to her mother’s house and she takes care of him until Maria returns from the university. She takes classes at the university and covers all her and her son expenses without help from anybody. This woman is an example of personal growth because she has shown that she can go ahead raising a child and be in charge of all household responsibilities as a man would be. Though some might argue that women cannot overcome as a person, I believe that men and women can do the same jobs. Also the Colombian Constitution guarantees equality between men and women. Granted, the opponent does have some valid points. First, the most populated cities in Colombia are extremely unsafe for women. For example, a citizen’s perception survey was done in different cities of Colombia established Bogota as the most unsafe city with a (38%), followed by Cartagena (34%), Valledupar (27%), Bucaramanga (25%), Barranquilla (22%), and Medellin and Pereira sharing a (31 %) (“Red” 23). Women are often victims of robbery because they cannot defend themselves from burglars. This creates an unsafe environment for the women and the family they are trying to raise. That’s why the importance of children to grow up close to their mothers imply that mothers should stay at home and dedicate their time to raise their children. Even though, the opponent has some valid points, there are better arguments that exist to prove why a woman's place is not in the home. First, the Colombian Constitution guarantees equality between men and women that provides the same work opportunities. Article 13 states: “All individuals born free and equal before