Lis Cuesta received the "Woman of Science" award this Wednesday, within the framework of the III International Congress on Science and Education, in Havana.
This recognition was awarded by the World Council of Scholars and Researchers to Inés María Chapman, first vice minister of the Republic, and to another 12 female scholars present at this event, including Cuesta.
"Is Machi, is she a woman of science?" wondered an internet user, referring to Lis Cuesta by the nickname she is popularly known as on the island.
Another person questioned the need to hold such an event in the midst of the crisis in Cuba. "I am amazed by so much congress with the hunger, poverty, and disaster we have in this country. What a mental alienation."
The Congress took place at the Havana Convention Center, with Chapman as the president of the Women in Science Workshop.
On her social media, Lis Cuesta did not mention receiving the recognition but did confirm that she was participating in the event.
In 2022, Lis Cuesta discussed her doctoral thesis, dedicated to analyzing her own work at the helm of the Paradiso agency of the Ministry of Culture (MINCULT).
Born on March 28, 1971, she is the first woman to be referred to as "First Lady" by the Cuban state media since the 1960s.
The recognition given to Lis Cuesta is part of a significant week in the Cuban scientific field and coincides with a similar award given to her husband, the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The World Council of Academic and University Researchers for Latin America awarded Díaz-Canel an "honorary recognition," no less, for "his scientific and human work."
The political leader emphasized that this initiative was important and that the Ministry of Education has been the entity that has best understood how to conceive the country's leadership.
His words come at a time when Cuba is experiencing one of the worst crises in its history, with a strong migratory movement, an increase in extreme poverty, hunger, and a rise in violence and incivility on the country's streets.
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