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Execute actions in Cuba to eliminate violence against women
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Every November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, established by the UN General Assembly, in the year 2000.

This year highlights the need to end rape and sexual abuse against women. women. The United Nations promotes a campaign aimed at banishing the culture of rape, so widespread today, and to take actions against that scourge. According to the UN, one in three women has suffered physical or sexual violence. In Latin America and the Caribbean, at least 3,259 women were killed in 25 countries during 2018, due to gender reasons. Likewise, three of the five highest rates of femicide in Latin America are registered in northern states of Central America: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. While Peru has the lowest figure in the region …

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, called on governments, civil society and people everywhere to take a firm stand against sexual and gender-based violence.November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women This Monday the world commemorated the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The United Nations Organization declared this date in 1999 to sensitize governments to the issue and achieve actions related to gender equality.

Cuba also joined the campaign to raise awareness against this obstacle in the inclusive, equitable and sustainable development of countries.How is this problem expressed in our reality? Cuba arrives with remarkable results, although there is an increasingly silent phenomenon in private spaces … If you are a woman, you know that violence acquires many faces (contempt, constant vigilance, the obligation to assume domestic and labor roles, sexual harassment, etc)

The current Cuban novel gives visibility to this phenomenon, based on terrible events against young women … According to the national survey on gender equality conducted three years ago in the 15 provinces of the country and the special municipality Isla de la Juventud, 51.9% of the population under study perceives that violence against women in Cuba is low, 30% valued that it is much and 8.9% declared that violence against women does not exist in our country. Which shows that people recognize its existence to a lesser or greater degree, even if they have not suffered it personally I remember when this survey was published, It was conceived as a research of greater scope that would make it possible, mainly, to identify the advances in gender equality in Cuba and the manifestations of inequalities that still exist.

It was prepared by the Federation of Cuban Women and the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) and among its contributions, it highlights that violence was not recognized by the majority of the population among the three main problems of men and women in our country, but 10.5% identified it as a problem for women. And it is the oriental women who most point it out this way, compared to those in the other regions of the country.Why? Because of machismo, the stereotypes that still exist about the roles that correspond to rural women … The type of violence against women that prevails in relationships is psychological and, secondly, much less frequently, economic violence.

Violence against women and girls can take many forms, from domestic aggressions, constant disqualification, the threat. The active incorporation of women into society has been one of the most important objectives of the Cuban Revolution, a work promoted by the Commander in Chief. The empowerment achieved by women in our country, the guarantee of a set of rights, and the work led by the Federation of Cuban Women, in favor of equality and non-violence throughout all these years, allows us to look at the phenomenon today in better conditions than other nations in the region. And it materializes in various policies, programs, and social and economic actions. But it persists. Gender violence is considered as a sexist act that has or may have physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, occupational, economic or patrimonial damage or suffering, whether they occur in the public or private spheres.How do you express yourself in some Cuban homes?

Although the majority of the Cuban population does not justify violence against women or men, those who do declare as a motive “when they are unfaithful”. Among the causes for which people explain the break with their previous relationship – more women than men – is violence. It is they who generally experience these situations more. And the fact that they have decided to dissolve the link for this reason indicates an awareness of the phenomenon. But many others do not ask for help, they prefer not to show their personal stories, when there are ways to be advised in the community.

If you are a woman, and you are in a situation like the one described, break those barriers … The other thing is knowing how to recognize stereotypes, the values ​​that reproduce relations of domination. A theme of conscience so that it does not suffer or A problem of our days. While women in the world march for their rights, the Cuban government has its women and fights alongside them against this scourge. A phenomenon that affects families and society.

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