The Role of Women in Cuban Society
According to the International Department of the Cuban Federation
of Women (FMC), in Cuba, women make up:
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46% of the workforce in the state civil sector,
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66.1% in the category of technicians and professionals,
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48.9% of researchers,
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63.3% of university graduates,
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56% of doctors and 52.3% of healthcare personnel working
on missions abroad,
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71% of district attorneys,
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36% of parliament members
The FMC is an NGO, which was established in 1960. From the
FMC‚s experience, to achieve equality of rights and opportunities
between men and women, it is necessary to develop "a real culture of
equality" together with the political will, the creation of the
appropriate material infrastructure, the social development and the
participation of women. This was put into practice by the
implementation of the Cuban state's National Development Strategy,
since 1959.