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| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 39 (2015) |
| Women in parliament | 48.9% (2015) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 83.9% (2005-2015) |
| Women in labour force | 42.6% (2015) |
| Gender Inequality Index[1] | |
| Value | 0.303 (2021) |
| Rank | 73rd out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[2] | |
| Value | 0.746 (2021) |
| Rank | 39th out of 156 |
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Women in Cuba have the same constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family. Cuba is regarded as a regional front-runner in women's rights. According to Article 44 of the Cuban Constitution, "The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men in order to achieve woman’s full participation in the development of the country."[3] As of 2015, women hold 48.9% of the parliamentary seats in the Cuban National Assembly ranking sixth of 162 countries on issues of female participation in political life.[4]
Many women in Cuba come from different racial backgrounds including Afro-Cuban women. Along with Afro-Cuban women, women in Cuba, formerly a marginalized group, were able to gain higher educational levels and equal advancements in their respective careers.[5] The 1975 Family Code was designed to allow Cuban women to share the household duties fairly with their spouses.[6] Job opportunities were available in the cities and as a result, many Cuban women left the countryside to work and live in the cities.[7] However, because of the increased number of Cuban women studying and working, the national birth rate has declined.[8] Despite the fact that desegregation was enforced in Cuba, there are still some issues in regards to fair housing in Cuba.[9]
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- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2021" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, 1976 (as Amended to 2002)" (PDF). Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Salim Lamrani; Translated by Larry R. Oberg (2016). "Women in Cuba: The Emancipatory Revolution". International Journal of Cuban Studies. 8 (1): 109. doi:10.13169/intejcubastud.8.1.0109. JSTOR 10.13169/intejcubastud.8.1.0109.
- ^ Wald, Karen (1989). "Cuban Women Face the Future". The Black Scholar. 20 (5/6): 14–16. doi:10.1080/00064246.1989.11412942. ISSN 0006-4246. JSTOR 41068321.
- ^ Cervera, Sonia I. Catasus; Gantt, Barbara N. (1996). "The Sociodemographic and Reproductive Characteristics of Cuban Women". Latin American Perspectives. 23 (1): 87–98. doi:10.1177/0094582X9602300106. ISSN 0094-582X. JSTOR 2633939. S2CID 143228600.
- ^ González, Elena Díaz (2010). "Cuban Women: Achievements and Challenges for Social Participation". International Journal of Cuban Studies. 2 (1/2): 138–146. ISSN 1756-3461. JSTOR 41945889.
- ^ Hansing, Katrin (2017-08-25). "Race and Inequality in the New Cuba: Reasons, Dynamics, and Manifestations". Social Research: An International Quarterly. 84 (2): 331–349. doi:10.1353/sor.2017.0022. ISSN 1944-768X. S2CID 149077355.