http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/10/13/womens-work/ a small world after all... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:27:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/10/13/womens-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Blog | Jake Lyell Photography - Photographer & Photojournalist | Tanzania & Uganda, East Africa Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:16:34 +0000 http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/10/13/womens-work/#comment-2870 [...] in the developing world, more likely to support their families and, as you can see from a past blog entry, doing most of the work here anyway. According to the Gates Foundation, women do about 80% of farm [...] [...] in the developing world, more likely to support their families and, as you can see from a past blog entry, doing most of the work here anyway. According to the Gates Foundation, women do about 80% of farm [...]

]]> http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/10/13/womens-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2765 Jake Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:14:32 +0000 http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/10/13/womens-work/#comment-2765 Good point Gordon. Women definitely have high level jobs in the cities, right along with the men. Men also cook and clean for a living in urban areas for sure. But even in the urban home it seems that the gender lines are strictly drawn. Women are definitely the backbone of Africa. Good point Gordon.
Women definitely have high level jobs in the cities, right along with the men. Men also cook and clean for a living in urban areas for sure. But even in the urban home it seems that the gender lines are strictly drawn.
Women are definitely the backbone of Africa.

]]> http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/10/13/womens-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 Gordon Schmidt Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:45:39 +0000 http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/10/13/womens-work/#comment-2763 I concur with your observations Jake. Did you see differences or similarities in these roles in urban vs. rural areas? I definitely noticed the lions' share of work done by women in the rural villages in Zimbabwe. In the urban areas it may have been a bit more equal with men working in professions or trades during the day. Still, without the work of the women of Africa, where would the continent be today? Wonderful, story-telling images. I concur with your observations Jake. Did you see differences or similarities in these roles in urban vs. rural areas? I definitely noticed the lions’ share of work done by women in the rural villages in Zimbabwe. In the urban areas it may have been a bit more equal with men working in professions or trades during the day. Still, without the work of the women of Africa, where would the continent be today? Wonderful, story-telling images.

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