ABSTRACT
Rosalia Hernandez's life reflects many of the changes in the lives of Cuban women brought about by the Cuban revolution. This chapter examines the impact of the changes in gender roles brought on since the Cuban revolution on a small sample of women textile workers. The greater male participation in the textile industry actually makes for better possibilities of comparison between the occupational mobility of male and female workers than the virtually total female labor force in the garment industry. Despite the revolution's remarkable achievements, gender inequality persists in Cuba, due in part to state and workplace policies that continue to undervalue women as workers in comparison to men. As in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, age and marital status have a profound impact on how women dispose of their earnings and way in which their contribution affects household authority patterns. As in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic paid employment has had a significant impact on authority patterns.
