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International women's day march 1975

Federation of Cuban Women

It was established in 1960, one year after the revolution, with Vilma Espín as its President.

From its inception the FMC (Federation of Cuban Women) has been successful in effecting positive changes in Cuban society.

The FMC has worked cooperatively with the Cuban government to establish laws and move toward true equality for women

Prior to 1959, women experienced high levels of inequality and oppression in Cuba.

(Before the revolution, only 12 percent of women were employed and only 19.2 percent of the work force in 1953 were women.)

The role of most Cuban women resembled that of other women in the patriarchal societies of Latin America where there existed rigid stereotypes and a division of roles between the sexes in the home and in society.

But After the revolution, Cuban women have seen a fundamental transformation in almost every aspect of their lives through "The Cuban Constitution.

The Cuban Constitution

The Constitution explicitly guarantees women economic, political, social, cultural and family rights and opportunities equal to those of men. These guarantees are found in :

Article 32, which states that women and men enjoy the same economic, political, cultural, social and family rights;

Article 41, which states that all citizens have equal rights and are subject to equal duties;

Article 42, which states that sex discrimination, among other forms of discrimination, is forbidden by law;

Article 43, which states that all citizens have equal access to all provisions made in Cuban society relating to education,

work and career advancement, housing, transport and public areas.

Article 44, which stipulates women’s right to equality in the home, work, health provision and in their entitlement

to state benefits.

Bringing Women out of the home and into the economy
Reorganizing peasant households that keep women in subservient positions
developing communal services to alleviate domestic work and childcare
providing equal opportunities for women
mobilizing women into political work and government administration
providing adequate working conditions “to satisfy the particular needs of the female organism and the moral and spiritual needs of women as mothers."

This is a black-and-white photograph that shows a group of women and girls marching down a street in Melbourne’s central business district as part of the International Women’s Day rally held on 8 March 1975 during International Women’s Year.

FMC made "Family Code"-(Helping to create one of the most basic conditions for the further development of the revolution)

The Family Code was officially given to the Cuban people on March 8, 1975, which marks International Women’s Day in Cuba.

This picture shows how womens try to focus attention on women's rights after the Cuban Revolution.