uC b an Women in Revolu t i no

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States is an obstacle to the full development of the country, also constituting a form of direct and indirect violence that impacts the fundamental rights of Cuban women.

The participation of women in the candidacies for the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of Popular Power, with 55.74%, shows their majority presence today in all spheres of Cuban social and economic life. These statistics are results of the existing policies to guarantee the development of women, expressed in the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, and the promotion of initiatives for the elimination of gender gaps.

Once again, the words of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, are evident, when he proclaimed that: «Women constitute a true army at the service of the Revolution... Women are a Revolution within the Revolution... When men fight in a town and women can fight, these towns are invincible, and the women of this town are invincible”.