   in cuba, women have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family. according to article 44 of the cuban constitution, "the state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men in order to achieve womanâs full participation in the development of the country." women hold 48.9% of the parliamentary seats in the cuban national assembly ranking sixth of 162 countries on issues of female participation in political life.undp there has been only one candidate per seat and the national candidacy commission decides the persons.granma.ipu parline.municipal elections in cuba by renÃ© gÃ³mez manzano.for one week cuba changes rules, by john rice, the associated press ==history== in the first half of the 1900s century, women in cuba had achieved a status comparable with that of other latin american countries, such as argentina and chile. in 1933, during the 100-day government of ramÃ³n grau, cuban women received the vote. in 1934 the percentages of cuban women working outside the home, attending school, and practicing birth control surpassed the corresponding percentages in nearly every other latin american country. women in cuba had been elected to cuba's house of representatives and senate, serving as mayors, judges, cabinet members, municipal counselors, and members of the cuban foreign service. the return of grau to government, under the auspices of president fulgencio batista provided for the cuban constitution of 1940, one of the most progressive in the western hemisphere with regard to women's status, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and calling for equal pay for equal work. after the cuban revolution of 1959, the federation of cuban women (fmc) was established as an ngo. the fmc was recognized by the cuban government as "t
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