Cuba presents achievements in gender equality before the United Nations

Cuba presented its achievements in gender equality during the general debate of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Status of Women.

At the event, the secretary-general of the Federation of Cuban Women, Teresa Amarelle Boué, assured that the country is promoting the improvement of its economic and social model, immersed in the struggle to eliminate all forms of discrimination.

According to Boué, the economic, financial, and commercial blockade of the United States against the island is the main obstacle for the development and full realization of women's human rights.
Cuban women conceive the Revolution as the main program of equality', she commented at the UN.

The representative said Cuban women 'are active subjects of rights, protagonists of the Cuban social process and enjoy autonomy.'

In addition, she explained that the rate of female economic activity is 53.2 percent. They represent 67.4 percent of the educational personnel and more than that of professional judges and prosecutors.

Previously, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez highlighted the island's commitment to gender equality and the National Program of   Actions for Women's Advancement (PAM).

'Cuban women in political life, at the close of 2020, represented 51.5% of the leaders of State and Government and 53.22% of the Parliament,' added the foreign minister on Twitter.

According to a Granma newspaper report, 54.2 percent of those who hold positions of responsibility in the Cuban Communist Party are women.

Recently, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel considered the National Program of  Actions for Women's Advancement as a cornerstone for developing new policies in favor of women.