Abstract

MARTINEZ MONTENEGRO, Isnel  and  BAEZA LEIVA, Mónica. GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN THE ROLE OF RURAL WOMEN IN CUBAN AGRICULTURE. Prolegómenos [online]. 2017, vol.20, n.39, pp.29-38. ISSN 0121-182X.  https://doi.org/10.18359/prole.2721.

This article investigates the gender perspective in the role performed by women in the agricultural industry, and the treatment given to this topic in the current legislation on the inheritance of land in Cuba. Progress and challenges regarding women in Cuban agriculture are analyzed here, and it is exposed the Cuban standard and its contradictory aspects, making a comparison with the current situation in Latin America. The woman has managed to develop essential tasks in the Cuban agricultural industry; however, not in all cases these advances correspond to the measures adopted or are aimed at the achievement of equality as a fundamental objective.

Keywords : Agricultural legislation; rural women.

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