Search

Image Library

Back to gallery list
All over Timor women perform backbreaking labor as tough as any men. Here an old woman works the cropland behind her home while her husband is away in the fields outside of town. But unlike men the women here have almost no say in the political process. A
Jesse Wright/IRIN

  • All over Timor women perform backbreaking labor as tough as any men. Here an old woman works the cropland behind her home while her husband is away in the fields outside of town. But unlike men the women here have almost no say in the political process. A

  • Date
  • Credits Jesse Wright/IRIN
  • Themes Human Rights
  • Regions Timor-Leste

Become a member of The New Humanitarian

Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

Join