GENDER PORTRETTEN
In 2016 stelden we ons ten doel de vraag te beantwoorden: Wat betekent vrouwenemancipatie voor zowel vrouwen als mannen in verschillende culturen? Na 90 interviews zijn we nu bezig met de productie van een documentaire, fototentoonstelling en een boek.
Because the girl will be married off the land will not be put in her name.
I started sex working in 2014.
I don’t want a slave, nor an owner, I want a partner.
It was my dream to study agriculture, but that was a men’s career.
In the eyes of god we are all equal.
A lot of young men are committing suicide.
Before he was saved he was a drunk and quarrelsome, abusing.
Women are suffering.
It’s up to you as a man to work hard and provide.
Women are not aware of what they can do.
We women have to change our mind.
The decisions about the work and organisation of the family are always made by the man.
When my husband was still alive, I hoped he would be passing away soon.
The women themselves aren’t brave enough, they need a chance.
It's funny that some women here think ‘If you don't hit me, you don't love me'.
Before, if visitors would come to the village I would run away.
I think it makes perfect sense to take the decisions together.
I don’t want to live dependent on someone else.
During the menstruation it was not possible to change the pads.
Domestic violence is a social disease.
I decide about the daily expenses, about big things we decide together.
They can't say no because they are female.
The reason he became a good guy is that he was raised by his mother.
When my business grew and I needed support, my husband stayed home and supported me.
If men and women would receive a good quality education, they would understand each other well.
Everyone is expecting you to be average, like other women.
I am not happy when he is drunk.
Men resist innovation.
