Good for these women. Nothing is holding them back from earning a living.
Feature: Syrian women choose challenging jobs in macho society
Source: Xinhua 2016-03-08 05:56:35
SWAIDA, Syria, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Being a woman in a macho society has not stopped Siham from challenging her environment and choosing a tough job.
With her light brown hair and red polished nails, Siham, a female electrical technician, was sitting behind a table in a small workshop, fixing water motors.
The contrast between the red of the polished nail and the soot from the old rusty motor between her hands didn't stop her from smiling, while she was rewinding an old motor to a customer who said he has had his electrical stuff fixed at her shop for over 12 years.
Siham, 35, said her family was extremely poor, as they lives in a village called Mafaleh, northeast of the southern province of Swaida.
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Feature: Syrian women choose challenging jobs in macho society
Source: Xinhua 2016-03-08 05:56:35
SWAIDA, Syria, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Being a woman in a macho society has not stopped Siham from challenging her environment and choosing a tough job.
With her light brown hair and red polished nails, Siham, a female electrical technician, was sitting behind a table in a small workshop, fixing water motors.
The contrast between the red of the polished nail and the soot from the old rusty motor between her hands didn't stop her from smiling, while she was rewinding an old motor to a customer who said he has had his electrical stuff fixed at her shop for over 12 years.
Siham, 35, said her family was extremely poor, as they lives in a village called Mafaleh, northeast of the southern province of Swaida.
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