Social inclusion, access to employment, and reproductive rights were discussed at the 3rd Seminar on the Evaluation of the Follow-Up Action Plan to the 4th U.N. Conference on Women ending this capital today.

For the third time, representatives of Cuban civil society and all government sectors are discussing compliance with objectives to ensure gender equality.

During the first day of the forum, which opened on Tuesday, May 28, at the Conference Center in this capital, the island's progress on women's access to decision-making was also reported.

"The number of women in management posts grew and a political will to continue advancing in this empowerment will be perceived," said Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security Odalys Gonzalez, who chaired the Committee on Employment at the seminar.

Meanwhile, FMC General Secretary Teresa Amarelle told Prensa Latina that the participation of females in the non-state sector of the economy should be increased.

The event also discusses issues related to education, the right to sexuality, and legislative issues.

The Follow-Up Action Plan emerged after the 4th World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995, when the FMC convened to assess the platform approved at that meeting.

Cuba was the first country to sign the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, adopted by the United Nations in 1979.