Fertility rates are rather homogeneous in Cuba, but special attention should be paid to rural areas, experts feel. Women in the countryside tend to have more children than those in the city (two to three each on average), according to a recent National Fertility Survey (ENF).Leer más
Mayra Fernández is a 49-year-old Cuban primary-school-teacher whose husband, an engineer by profession, taught her how to fix household appliances over 10 years ago, at their very home in Cárdenas, a village in Matanzas province, 150 kilometers east of the capital city. «I always wanted to become a day-care centerLeer más
Gender strategies under local development projects will be successful only if they focus on improving quality of life, experts feel. «Women’s training actions will be useless if they cannot put what they learn into practice,» said Aracelys López, a member of the Gabriel Valiente Credit and Service Cooperative (CCS) inLeer más
Art can provide a way to prevent and cope with gender violence, artists and intellectuals believe.Speaking at a meeting organized by the Spanish Embassy in Havana on September 25, Isabel Moya, editor-in-chief of Women publishing house, indicated that artists are in a position to help fight male-chauvinistic traditions.Leer más
The most important demographic challenges in Cuba today are associated with low fertility rates and accelerated population aging. This came from participants in a panel to review the implementation of the Plan of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo (Egypt) in 1994.Leer más
Oslaidys Velázquez (37) came to think that she would never live in an atmosphere of happiness. She had been abused by her father when she was a little girl and, more recently, by her husband. She was often yelled at, pushed and slapped in front of their children. She gotLeer más
Laidi Fernández’ new book (Será siempre / It shall always be) was launched last August 23 in the capital city. Most critics think that she is one of the most outstanding Cuban writers at present. She has been granted awards at national and international events, mainly due to her boldLeer más
«While progress towards family and gender violence prevention and control has been made in the last few years, gaps and challenges remain,» said Marisol Alfonso, an officer of the United Nations Population Fund in Cuba. «The problem is being made visible, and several social networks and institutions are highlighting theLeer más
Most caregivers are median-age women who are not accounted for in statistical data and whose work often goes unnoticed. Many have children and even grandchildren, have married more than once, and seem to be predestined to care for others.Leer más
The local mother mortality rate is dropping, but not as much as required, experts feel.Alisbeth Romey, a 16-year-old mother living in the city of Matanzas, over 100 kilometers east of Havana, had her baby born by caesarean section in early March 2013. «It was the most terrible experience of myLeer más
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