Women in typically men professions
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Alma Marku has been working as a carpenter for the past 12 years. However, being a woman in a men’s profession has had its advantages.
“I was in Greece and I thought to try another profession. I purchased the machinery and I returned to Albania. It was hard at first, but later I started having more work because I was a woman and I could pay more attention to furniture details”, she said.
“At first when I went to buy materials people would be surprised seeing a woman. Clients were also hard to get convinced to trust me the job”, she says.
Donika Verdho, in Divjaka, used to drive a tractor during the communist cooperatives. Today she is adopting by becoming a successful farmer.
“Agriculture is difficult for women, but we have to adopt. I am happy to work every day with my husband”, she said.
Even this day they are working until dawn.
“My husband bought me golden earrings today”, she says with pride.
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