Guantanamo.- The municipality of Yateras has shown positive results in the National Program for the Advancement of Women, four years after implementing this policy in the country.
This statement is confirmed by recent demographic studies, which show a 15 percent increase in the number of women earning university degrees, which favors professional growth once they reach working age.
Life expectancy is another indicator that improves in the mountainous territory, exceeding eighty years. This figure is significant since of the 18,301 inhabitants of this part of Guantanamo, 8,721 are women, representing 47% of the population.
Currently, 118 managers hold leadership positions in Yateras, 78 of whom are women. They work in government-affiliated entities, representing 66.2% of the total. This statistic reflects the positive impact of initiatives that promote equal opportunities for men and women.
In this regard, within the National Program for the Advancement of Women, one of the priority issues addressed in the municipality is the search for alternatives to expand the services provided to families, especially on childcare, highlighting the creation of a daycare center and five children’s homes staffed by 25 women.
