A young girl jumps from her bunk at a boarding junior-high school when she wakes up in the middle of the night and realizes that her friend is not in her bed. When she finally arrives, she lets her know that her boyfriend raped her when she asked him toLeer más
Shortly after sunset, the living room of Odalys Rodríguez provides an excellent framework for experience-sharing among women members of one of seven Self-Help Groups. They were all established by the Bartolomé G. Lavastida Christian Training and Service Center (CCSC- BG) in Santiago de Cuba, 862 kilometers east of Havana. ItsLeer más
Non-heterosexual people are hardly covered by the local media in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, 862 kilometers away from the capital city. A research work by communication expert María Rodríguez in 2014 showed that sexual diversity issues have been raised only after the holding of the National MeetingsLeer más
Sexual violence does not lead to teenage pregnancy cases in Cuba as much as it does in other countries of the region. «Subtle forms of violence are actually related to early pregnancy situations,» said Livia Quintana, a psychologist working for the University of Havana’s Population Study Center (CEDEM).Leer más
Whenever money and/or material goods are used to blackmail, abuse or coerce women, economic violence comes into play.«This is one of the most common male-chauvinistic behaviors,» said economist Teresa Lara. She highlighted the fact that these acts often involve physical and psychological abuse, because they are based on unequal powerLeer más
Using a categorical phrase, Cuban writer Laidi Fernández summarizes social indifference to women who are violence victims. Her work Naderías de hoy (Silly Little Things of Today) was granted the first prize at the 8th International Dinosaur Short Story Contest in 2014. She is one of the most outstanding contemporaryLeer más
Despite their vital role in most companies, secretaries continue to be underestimated. Participants in a workshop on secretarial services in the 21st century, which was held last March 30 at the National Hotel in Havana, highlighted the need to strengthen their work under the economic reform process that has beenLeer más
The Cuban National Report, which has been prepared on the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, highlights the failure to reflect gender gaps in statistical data and little or no use of special tools by justice operators to identify acts of discrimination. Norma Vasallo, head of theLeer más
That fact that education in Cuba has relied mainly on women has not been properly recognized to date. The statement came from an International Colloquium on Women in Education, History and Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held last February 23-27 in Havana.Leer más
Local women in eastern Cuba improve their economic situation and self-esteem as they join agro-ecological projects under implementation by the Bartolomé G. Lavastida Christian Training and Service Center (CCSC- BG Lavastida) in Santiago de Cuba, 861 kilometers away from Havana. Along with her family, Mayelín Aguilar, a 36-year-old nurse inLeer más
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