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Cuba became a country on May 20th, 1902. Cuba is pretty new, but so is the women rights. Cuba is a republic and Unitary government and In 1902, Women didn't have rights and weren't recognized as much as they should have been

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February 3rd in 1934, Woman finally gained the right to vote in Cuba after decades of protests!

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In 1940, The Cuban Constitution established equal rights for all Cubans. A couple examples are Equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender or race. However, these laws were not enforced.

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After the The Cuban Revolution (July 26 1953 -- Jan 1st 1959) Ended, Woman gained access to jobs, healthcare, and education. This caused woman literacy rates to go up 36%!

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In 1975, The Family Code was enforced which recognized that Women were equal to all of her family members and that marriage would be based on equal rights for both partners.

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What did Women do to gain rights in Cuba?

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What did Women do to gain rights in Cuba?

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A couple things that Women did to gradually gain rights in Cuba include actively participating in the revolution, activism, and creating oppurtunities with self employment-- as the Cuban government made it easy for them to start their own businesses.

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In present time, Women have mostly many rights! Cuba is third highest in having women in their main government. The percentage of women working in parliament is 55.7%! But there is some things that need to be improved. Physical and Sexual assault is still common and needs to be stopped, other problems still occur aswell.