Many Costa Rican homes are headed by women, either because the husband has left the home, because the couple is divorced, because the husband has died, because the wife is celibate, or because decisions and responsibility for the economic support of the home are shared.
许多哥斯达黎加家庭是妇女做主的，或是因为离婚、死亡、妇女单身、男人弃家而去；或是因为她们都能做决定，都能对家庭作出经济贡献。