Cuban Revolution Research Paper

It is often that a major event in a country leads to many changes within it. The Cuban Revolution brought about new ways of life for the people of Cuba and different ideas for its citizens. Gender equality was one of the ideas that arose during the revolution. While Cuba struggled quite a while to create gender equality and accomplish this goal, the revolution created better opportunities for women to establish their equality. Cuba’s gender equality was an ongoing battle which was ultimately won by changes in the people’s attitudes, customs, and traditions. The wave of feminism in Cuba created new ways for the women in the country. Although it was difficult, a change in attitude was brought to the nation. Margaret Randall wrote about this …show more content…
Before the revolution, it was rare that women were respected in the work force. Randall explained how even during the revolution, still a man’s work was viewed more important than a woman’s. An example of this was shown when their child was sick, and Margaret was expected to stay home with her instead of her husband. It was not viewed as acceptable for him to stay home and tend to his sick child. The culture of Cuba had always been for women to be the caretakers and primarily tend to the home life, however, the revolution put a great emphasis on public work. Women were expected to volunteer and be involved in the community. Women who did work outside of the home, shouldered all housework and childcare and were still judged unenthusiastic, uncooperative, or marginal to the revolution if they did not show up for voluntary work. Culture did transition from the strictly home life to encouraging women to be a part of the …show more content…
A former prostitute explained that, “the revolutionary government was taking some very necessary measures to make brothels less disgusting” (Lewis 396). By taking control, women were winning back their equality little by little. Women from the brothels were offered time at a rehabilitation school, where they could be trained for a job and real life situations. During their stay at the rehabilitation school, women began to take interest in things and worry less about their problems. This rehabilitation guided the women as they transitioned back to normal life. Although women’s equality was distraught with the increase in tourism during the revolution, women won back their power in society through the rehabilitation of prostitutes (Lewis

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