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🗓️ 8 February 2017
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Can a woman have it all? It’s an age-old question. But in Cuba, a country caught between a machismo culture and some of the most progressive policies in the world, the answer isn’t easy.
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0:00.0 | Like once a month he makes these electronic music festivals. |
0:05.0 | Did you hear that? |
0:07.0 | That whistle? |
0:09.0 | It happens all the time when you're in Havana. |
0:12.0 | Oh yeah, that's right, you told me that. |
0:14.0 | Oh, and they're talking to you. |
0:18.0 | I've heard my share of cat calls in the US, |
0:22.0 | but I was unprepared for the level of attention I would receive as a woman in Cuba. |
0:29.3 | In the States, if this happened to me, my body would immediately stiffen and I would get defensive |
0:36.7 | But in Cuba after a few days walking down the streets my body language has relaxed and the defensive woman inside of me has softened. |
0:49.0 | He is smart enough to be able. |
0:51.0 | The United Nations was honking at us. |
0:55.0 | Well, everyone's about to be honking at. |
0:57.0 | I take it as a compliment. |
1:01.0 | Yeah, yeah, you should. |
1:02.0 | I do. Yeah, yeah, you should. I do, yeah. I let the cat calls wash over me. To be honest, it happens so often if I turned my head and gave dirty looks every single time, |
1:16.2 | I would be exhausted. |
1:18.2 | Maybe I should like move my butt a little bit more. |
1:22.2 | Walking away. I'm becoming so relaxed in Cuba that when a I'm becoming so relaxed in Cuba |
1:38.0 | that when a guy I accidentally make eye contact with approaches me. My usual get out of my face |
1:45.9 | death stare isn't even triggered. He asked me what my number is and then he says please. |
1:55.0 | Is it because I made eye contact? |
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