Are women in Latin Culture encouraged to remain chaste until marriage?

Not any more, but there's unfortunately still that attitude among hispanics that discourage women from being independent. although more and more women are living on their own, many of them are expected to live with their parents until they get married. its kind of an unspoken expectation. i know this because i am a hispanic 18 year old and im going away to college next year. many people have told me to stay at home with my parents and not to leave them alone. although they seem to "good" intentions, i know that deep down inside its this unconscious gender inequality kicking in. the males in my family didnt have this problem. the females who moved out were either considered as rebels or as people who are confused in life. fortunately this attitude is disappearing as well as the chastity til marriage thing (although most girls dont do so). personally, i want to wait until i'm married to have , but that's a personal choice and has nothing to do with my culture. but there is that double standard, as in all cultures. a guy and a girl can each sleep with 5 different people in their lifetime. for a guy its considered normal but the girl is considered a s!ut.