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Notes on a Cuban Experience: The Duality of Equality
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Notes on a CUBAN Experience: The Duality of Equality
by Mariana Canidad Cruz and Yalila Murciano, translated by Nancy Allan
The Cuban revolutionary government recognized even from its beginnings in 1959 through its policies the full equality of women and men; there was to be equal, active participation by both sexes in social, economic and political transformation. Women's participation in the national economy increased from 15 percent in 1965 to 43 percent in 1995, reflecting mainly their enlistment in waged work. Women readily took advantage of the proffered free education which allowed them to develop scientific and technical skills. In 1995, the percentage of women in …
