March 8th of every year is International Women’s Day. At DUNIA Magazine, we celebrate and honor women everywhere whose contributions to family and society can hardly be captured in words.
“International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.” – UN
The following photos document the activities of working women in different countries across many cultures:
Photograph of three young Walapai Indian women water carriers, Hackbury, Arizona, ca. 1900. Photographer: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946.
Evans Spring 4-H Club women restore a bed frame, Anderson County, Texas. 1932. Source: Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M
Woman mail carrier delivering mail. 1917. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
Bengali women fetching water from the well in earthenware pots. 1944. Photograph by Cecil Beaton for the Ministry of Information.
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A group of women plant paddy rice seedlings in a field near Sekong, Laos. 2007. Photography by Jim Holmes/AusAID.
Market in Maubisse, East Timor. 2006. Photography by Yeowatzup.
Woman from small village in Zambia peeling dry corn. 2009. Photography by Hanay.
A woman cooking tortillas on a large comal in Guatemala. 2006. Photography by Surizar.
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Women on the market in Asosa (Assosa) town, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Western Ethiopia. 2007. Photography by Eileen Delhi.
Dorse Tribe woman cooking. 2011. Photography by Rod Waddington.
Women working in fields, Kashmir. 2012. Photography by Flowcomm.
Thar women in fields. 2015. Photography by Zaferauf.
Tanzania women in the farm. 2015. Photography by Alto Vicky.
Woman in Vietnam carries a heavy load on her head and uses mobile phone at same time. Photography by Peter van der Sluijs.
Women using stream water from Dhosi Hill in Sarovar, India. Photography by Sudhirkbhargava.
A Malawian woman husks corn with a group of women in her village on the outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi. Photography Stephen Morrison.
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BONUS PHOTO OF WORKING WOMEN
Woman working in salt marshes, Mauritius. Photo taken by Raphael Anjou