And the women of Songo La Maya went to the fields
Palma Soriano.- This part of eastern Cuba returns every March 8th to congratulate rural women, although October 15th is a date most of our women attend. They are the pride of the communities and their work is admired and indispensable. More details in this audio… (Radio Baraguá)
Life expectancy at birth for Cuban women is 80.45 years; direct maternal mortality is only 21.4 per hundred thousand live births, one of the lowest in the world; they account for 48% of all civil government sector employees and 46% of senior management positions; 78.5% of health workers, 48% of scientific researchers and 66.8% of workers with the highest technical and professional qualifications. They complete an average of 10.2 degrees and account for 65.2% of college graduates.
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48.86% of the Cuban parliament is women, the second largest country in the American hemisphere “surpassed only by Bolivia” and the fourth largest in the world.
On September 27, 2015, Cuban President Raúl Castro “in his speech to the UN in New York” revealed these advances and acknowledged:
However, we still have a lot to do. We are working to further change cultural patterns so that family care is shared between men and women and the presence of women in decision-making positions at government levels continues to increase, to name just a few aspects.
Raúl Castro, Speech at the Global Leaders Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action.
For Vilma Espín, the struggles of Cuban women are more alive (+ Video)
World Day of Rural Women
In Cuba, this October 15th will be welcomed with various activities across the island as a further sign of recognition of the work of Cuban peasant women.
The celebration of this date as World Day of Rural Women arose at the Fourth World Conference on Women held by the UN in China in September 1995, as a result of the proposals of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (FIPA), the Network of African Peasant Women’s Associations (NARWA) and the Women’s World Summit Foundation (FCMM) for recognizing the diverse roles played by women producers and farmers in the economy and society at large worldwide.
By: Camilo Gonzalez Guerra
CMKC Radio Revolución.- Deisi Igarza Ollarbide has managed to combine very well her work as a farmer and as the leader of a block of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) in the town of La Victoria, in the municipality of San Luis, Santiago.
Her example in the FMC and ANAP has allowed her to unite the women around her and involve them in food production. She assures that nothing is impossible for Santiago women.
Mariana Grajale’s neck
International Women’s Day is a date celebrated in many countries around the world. When women from every continent, often separated by national borders and ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together on this day, they can look back on no less than ninety years of tradition of fighting for equality, justice, peace and development.
International Women’s Day refers to ordinary women as creators of history and has its roots in women’s centuries-old struggle to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata launched a sex strike against men to end war; In the French Revolution, Parisians demanding “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity” marched to Versailles to demand women’s suffrage.
We invite you to explore the history of women and the contribution of the United Nations on this page.
The first key years in the movement
International Women’s Day, observed by the UN in 1975 and proclaimed by its assembly two years later, dates back to the demonstrations by women, particularly in Europe, in the early 20th century demanding the right to vote, better working conditions and gender equality:
From groundbreaking resolutions and inspirational speeches to activists inspiring change online and offline, this timeline highlights relevant milestones and memorable moments for women’s rights at the United Nations since its inception in 1945.
United Nations Charter: “Fundamental Freedoms for All”
October 24, 1945
Since its creation on October 24, 1945 to promote international cooperation after the devastation of World War II, the United Nations has enshrined equality between women and men as a fundamental aspect of its raison d’être. Its charter of incorporation states that part of its purpose is to develop and promote “the fundamental freedoms of all, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion.”
Less than a year later, during the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly in London, UK, Frieda Dalen of Norway speaks as the first female delegate and Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States delivers her famous “Open Letter to Women”. of the world”, urging them to get more involved in national and international affairs.
The enemy seeks to increase dissent on thorny issues, in which efforts are being made to clear centuries-old debts that only the revolution in power has brought undeniable progress.
Tracking progress: Commission on the Legal and Social Status of Women
June 21, 1946
A United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) functional commission, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), is created as the first global intergovernmental body dedicated solely to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment dedicated. The Commission is instrumental in monitoring the status of women’s rights around the world and defining international standards for gender equality, bringing together Member States, civil society organizations and institutions.