Women in Cuba have the same constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family.

According to Article 44 of the Cuban Constitution, "The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men in order to achieve woman’s full participation in the development of the country.

"[3] As of 2015, women hold 48.9% of the parliamentary seats in the Cuban National Assembly ranking sixth of 162 countries on issues of female participation in political life.

[5] The 1975 Family Code was designed to allow Cuban women to share the household duties fairly with their spouses.

[9] In the first half of the 20th century, women in Cuba had achieved a status comparable with that of other Latin American countries, such as Argentina and Chile.

During this time, one of the most prominent leaders among the feminist movement was Ofelia Domínguez Navarro, who also participated in both National Women's Congresses.

During the Cuban Revolution, women were mobilized and obtained unparalleled rights compared to the rest of Latin America.

This helped women to achieve "impressive parity in university education, pay scales, and local government positions.

[19] Hip hop, more specifically rap, has become the vehicle for Cuban women to express their dissatisfaction with race and gender status in Cuba.

The lyrics of all female Cuban rap groups Krudas Cubensi and Obsession ask for respect for diversity on the music scene and sympathy for women who have turned to prostitution in Cuba for economic rescue.

During the "Special Period", women came to the forefront in managing different economic and domestic situations and in doing so, assumed more responsibility and new authority.

Reproductive health laws were patterned after the 1870 Penal Code in Spain, making abortion highly restrictive.

Unequal distribution of household work can be at least partially attributed to the concept of Machismo often found in Latin American countries.

[25] The rigid gender norms result in women cutting down work hours and receiving even less pay than they already are in order to make the time to care for their homes and families.

[7] One consequence of the disproportionate household work burden is that many women are choosing to utilize Cuba's aforementioned accessible abortions and contraceptives to delay, if not completely prevent, having any children.

Despite the Revolution's promise to implement equal distribution and fair housing, the revenues sent from abroad were able to sustain the Caucasian Cubans’ living expenses.

[29] Historically, Cuba was a largely agrarian society, with a tourism-based economy in the urban areas, primarily Havana.

Before the revolution, around 70% of women in the workforce were domestic servants, working for long hours with low pay and little to no benefits.

The organization met with other Latin American countries to share ideas for positive increases in women's education.

By 1961, nearly the entire country was literate, primarily in thanks to volunteers (of which around 56% were young women) going to rural areas to teach literacy.

Seven out of every ten poor people are women or girls, according to a study carried out by the World Food Program (WFP).

While the average Cuban wage was around 494.4 regular pesos per month ($18.66) at the end of 2008 to 2015,[32] an increase in the number of women in the technical and professional work force in Cuba has been seen.

According to the World Bank’s Gender Data Portal, women represent 42% of the labor force participation rate in Cuba.

Only 14.2 percent of the female population were in paid employment, according to a journal article, Socialism and Feminism: Women and the Cuban Revolution, Part 1.

[34] Afro-Cuban women have been living in Cuba starting in the fifteenth century with the rise of the demand for slaves during colonial times.

Medical schools were established since there was a "brain drain" that occurred likely due to the increasing attractiveness of the revolutionary ideals in the country.

[39] By receiving steady money and material commodities such as clothing, the Afro-Cuban doctors were able to support their families in Cuba.

[39] Afro-Cuban women asserted that they did not receive the professional opportunity to contribute to the Cuban economy despite their high educational level.

Pollán founded the dissident group Ladies in White, which holds pacifist protest marches with the wives and spouses of political prisoners in Cuba to demand their release.

After the Revolution, many Afro-Cuban women, with financial support from the Cuban government, have graduated from medical schools and were sent abroad to help patients.