April Challenge:- Women's Role in Todays Society

[NYCat 2,565]

In a Maasai village the roles don't change for anybody. You have your role set for you at birth. The older children look after the younger ones. Woman look after children and they also take care of the cattle -- though they may wear modern footwear while milking into a gourd...

 

Maasai woman in a village in Kenya, East Africa

 

Women bring the water from the river...

 

Maasai woman with water barrel...

 

And it surprised me to learn that they build the huts -- out of mud and dung...

 

Maasai women working on the roof of a hut.

 

So glad to have been born in the USA...

 

Paulette

[Bryan 14,689]

Having seen the competition this is a case of forlorn hope! However, playing is more important than winning, or so they say...

 

Woman working on steam loco

 

 

 

Female NYPD police officer, Brooklyn Bridge

 

Retired lady, a Sustrans volunteer,  painting an overbridge on the coast to coast cycle path, UK

 

Edited April 11, 2019 by Bryan

[Marianne 914]

On 08/04/2019 at 16:08, Colin Woods said:

 

 

Yup, ladies and gents we have a winner. The fight is now on for the silver medal.

 

Agreed. Awesome portrait. Jumps right out at you!

[MariaJ 427]

Fantastic topic!  Here are my three:

 

Former Provincial leader of British Columbia Christy Clark  (from my Live News days)

 

 

 

 

Vancouver celebrity and entrepreneur Faye Leung (aka Hat Lady)

 

 

 

 

And more recently, a first time female Time Lord:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 12, 2019 by MariaJ

[Ed Rooney 3,849]

For an assortment of reasons, I don't participate in the Monthly Challange, but I always enjoy and feel that I benefit from looking at the outstanding images that are entered. And there are so very many great ones this month.

 

I agree that Michael's firefighter shot is totally stunning. Totally.  It brought a tear to my eye, remembering being safely guided through the dense, black smoke from the fire in my NYC building. Firefighters are the Special Forces of our peacetime world. They risk their health and lives for us . . . be they male or female. 

 

Edo

[vpics 665]

Here are my three images:

 

Women in Power: Caroline Lucas MP, The Green Party, Leanne Wood MP, leader of Plaid Cymru and Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland/leader of the Scottish National Party.

 

 

Suffragettes

 

 

Soldiers

 

[domf 104]

A Vietnamese woman sitting at the back of a wooden row boat

 

[Betty LaRue 3,171]

On 13/04/2019 at 04:12, Ed Rooney said:

For an assortment of reasons, I don't participate in the Monthly Challange, but I always enjoy and feel that I benefit from looking at the outstanding images that are entered. And there are so very many great ones this month.

 

I agree that Michael's firefighter shot is totally stunning. Totally.  It brought a tear to my eye, remembering being safely guided through the dense, black smoke from the fire in my NYC building. Firefighters are the Special Forces of our peacetime world. They risk their health and lives for us . . . be they male or female. 

 

Edo

Agreed. When my kitchen caught fire, and then it was out, I stood visibly trembling with my hair gray from smoke. A firefighter came and put his arm around me until I quit shaking.

[Simon Evans 151]

My Three.
Female Muay Thai boxers

 

A female member of Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery

 

A Thai "Ladyboy" performing at an outdoor festival

[andremichel 307]

 

A Muslim woman in Coventry UK.

 

 

A Lifeguard actively watches bathes in the sea at Bondi, Australia.

 

 

 

An active old lady at Notting Hill Carnival London.

 

 

Edited April 18, 2019 by andremichel

[Alan Beastall 431]

Just a few days left to enter your images into this months challenge. Some great images already in. Have a good Easter.

 

Alan

[Alan Beastall 431]

Now you have consumed all the Easter eggs 😀 and packed the Easter bunny away this is the last call for the April challenge.

 

Alan

Edited April 22, 2019 by Alan Beastall