Cuban Women Changing Roles And Population Trends

Download or read book Cuban Women written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Cuban Revolution in 1959, many more women have entered the workforce and have started to play a full role in society. Over the same period, fertility and infant mortality rates have fallen dramatically. By the early 1980s women were having fewer children than in many industrialised countries. The reasons for these changes are of considerable interest to countries searching for policies which will reduce fertility rates and increase women's economic status and activity. This monograph is based largely on a sample survey by the Cuban Federation of Women and the University of Havana of a.