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• Politics and Government
• 08 / 05 / 2007

A large female component of the active labor force in Habana province, the territory surrounding the city capital, is reported in the fields of health care and education; while in the case of gastronomic services and domestic commerce women make up for 72 percent of the total labor, said the general secretary of the Cuban Women Federation (FMC) in the territory, Teresa Hernadez.

Hernandez pointed out that the participation of FMC members is also noticeable in the scientific sector, where women make important contribution in the fields of genetics and biotechnology. Women have also played a crucial role in what is known here as the University Work Brigades, with outstanding contribution to community work; they also work as multidisciplinary teachers, health care technicians and arts instructors.

The local FMC executive said that Cuban women have also served as internationalist workers with outstanding contribution to the health care and education sectors in countries like Venezuela, Pakistan, Bolivia and other nations of the world.

Source: ACN