The Ambassador of Cuba in Mongolia, Jorge Ferrer, paid tribute and congratulated the Mongolian women in the area of international relations and Ambassadors on the occasion of the Women´s International Day.
The activity was attended by the Vice Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs, officials from various institutions and companies related to Cuba and the Ambassadors of the European Union, Italy, Canada and UNDP.
The Ambassador recalled the origin of the commemoration; detailed the inequalities in the world in terms of gender and outlined the changes in the situation of women in Cuba with the Revolution.
He quoted the National Hero, José Martí for whom "(...) the campaigns of the peoples are only weak, when the heart of the woman is not enlisted in them and alluded that for Fidel Castro "Without women, the enormous work of the Revolution it would not have been possible. (…)”
He shared data on the progress of Cuban women in various spheres. He highlighted that in the last legislature of the National Assembly, 322 women were Deputies, representing 53.22% of the members. These results place Cuba in second place among all nations in terms of female representation in parliament.
The diplomat congratulated women on their international day and concluded that Cuba demonstrates that the empowerment and overcoming of discrimination against women are achievable if there is the necessary political will.
