http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2007/marzo/juev8/mujer.html
Women: 66.1% of country's technical and professional force THIS March 8, International Women's Day, Cuba can show the world achievements like women's wide participation in all the spheres of political, economic, cultural and social life, Yolanda Ferrer Gómez, general secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women, informed Granma daily. To cite just some examples, those achievements can be appreciated in that women are 46% of the work force in the public sector: 66.1% in the occupational category of technicians and professionals, 48.9% of researchers, 63.3% of university graduates, 56% of doctors and 52.3% of health personnel on internationalist missions; 71% of legal professionals; and 36% of deputies in the National Assembly. Gender equality has been a prioritized objective since 1959 and to that end policies and programs aimed at women's advance have been a constant to enable them to fully exercise their rights in the socialist society that we are building. "We are aware that we have important challenges ahead and that the achievements are starting points for advancing toward new goals. It is about fighting to eradicate all vestiges of discrimination, a battle that, as our president said, must be waged by society in general, headed by our (Communist) Party and in which the Federation of Cuban Women is a decisive factor. "Intelligence, pro-active energy and the revolutionary spirit of Cuban women have been put to the test throughout these 48 years in which we have stood up to the economic blockade, aggressions of all kind from the U.S. government, a fight in which we have emerged victorious and will continue winning alongside the rest of the people," she emphasized. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
