1. Internationaler Frauentag 2014 International Womens Day
2014
2. Today, March 8, is International Women's Day, a day to
celebrate the social, political and economic achievements of women,
and focus attention on areas still needing action. In the run-up to
the event, Reuters photographers in countries around the globe took
a series of portraits of women and their daughters. They asked each
mother what her profession was, at what age she had finished
education, and what she wanted her daughter to become when she grew
up. They also asked each daughter at what age she would finish
Heute, 8. Mrz ist der Internationale Frauentag, ein Tag, um die
sozialen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Leistungen von Frauen zu
feiern, und die Aufmerksamkeit auf Gebiete zu lenken , die noch
bearbeitet werden mssen. Im Vorfeld der Veranstaltung, nahmen
Reuters-Fotografen in Lndern rund um den Globus eine Reihe von
Portrts der Frauen und ihrer Tchter auf. Sie fragten jede Mutter,
was ihr Beruf war, in welchem Alter sie die Ausbildung
abgeschlossen hatten, und welchen Berufswunsch sie fr ihre Tchter
htten. Sie fragten auch jede Tochter, in welchem Alter sie
Ausbildung voraussichtlich
3. Romania: Niculina Fieraru, 39, with her daughter Flori
Gabriela Dumitrache, 13, in their room in Gura Sutii village, on
February 25, 2014. Niculina Fieraru is unemployed and has two
children. She hopes that her daughter Flori Gabriela will become a
seamstress. Flori Gabriela wants to become a pop singer and she
hopes to go to high school in a town 23 km (14 mi) away, but her
family cannot afford to pay for it. A Romanian NGO has offered a
scholarship to make this possible. On March 8, activists around the
globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the
beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United
Nations since 1975. The UN writes that it is an occasion to
commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further
change. (Reuters/Bogdan Cristel)
4. Australia: Kylie Glass, 40, and her daughter Abby Glass, 12,
in Caringbah, Sydney, on February 18, 2014. Kylie finished school
at age 17 and now has a training childcare workers. She says that
when she was growing up, she wanted to work with children. Kylie
says she just wants her daughter to be healthy happy. Abby says
that she enjoys anything to do with science so might want to be a
forensic policewoman or else do something completely different like
become a hairdresser. (Reuters/Jason Reed)
5. Mali: Oumou Ndiaye, 30, and her daughter Aissata Golfa, 9,
pose for a picture in their house in Bamako, on February 20, 2014.
Oumou, who is a housewife, did not go to school. As a child she
hoped to marry a local businessman. She hopes her daughter will
marry someone from their ethnic group when she grows up, and that
she will stay in education until she is 20 years old. Aissata says
that she will finish school when she is 18, and hopes to be a
schoolteacher when she grows up. (Reuters/Joe Penney)
6. England: Claire Coyne, 43, with her daughter Ella, 10, at
their home in Shepshed, on February 1, 2014. Claire, an assistant
banker at Coutts, studied until she was 15. Her ambition as a child
was to be a Physical Education teacher. She says that she doesn't
mind what her daughter becomes, as long as she enjoys herself. Ella
hasn't thought about when she will finish education yet, but says
that she might like to go to university. She does not know what job
she would like to do yet, but probably wants to be a dance teacher.
(Reuters/Darren Staples)
7. Japan: Manami Miyazaki, 39, and her daughter Nanaha, 13,
holding her tenor saxophone, at their home in Tokyo, on February 3,
2014. Manami, who is a housewife, studied until she was 20. Her
ambition was to work somewhere where she could meet lots of people.
She hopes that her daughter will build a loving home with a happy
marriage. She says it would be great if her daughter could find
work that makes use of her abilities and interests. Nanaha wants to
be either a designer, musician or a nurse. (Reuters/Toru
Hanai)
8. India: Sulochna Mohan Sawant, 23, with her five-year-old
daughter Shamika Sawant inside their home in Mumbai, on February
13, 2014. Sulochna, who works as a maid, wanted to become a doctor
when she was a child. However, she could only study until the age
of 14. Sulochna wants her daughter to become a teacher, Shamika
also wants to become a teacher. (Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal)
9. Malta: Charlotte Stafrace, 49, and her daughter Scarlett
Stafarce, 9, in the living room of their home in Zebbug, outside
Valletta, on March 2, 2014. Charlotte is an actress and freelance
drama teacher who finished her education at 17. Charlotte hopes her
daughter will be a scientist when she grows up. Scarlett says she
will finish education when she's about 25 and that she would like
to be a vet. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)
10. Germany: Bulgarian migrant Ayshe Kakarmustafa, 33, and her
daughter Neriman, 11, at their home in Dortmund, Germany, on
February 22, 2014. Ayshe finished school at 14 and used to work in
a shoe factory in Bulgaria. When she was a girl, she wanted to
become a hairdresser. Ayshe hopes that her daughter Neriman will do
whatever she wants when she grows up. Neriman would like to become
a doctor. (Reuters/Ina Fassbender)
11. Pakistan: Tadjroshan, 40, with her daughter Ayman, 12, at
their house in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, on February 4,
2014. Tadjroshan said that she only went to school for two years,
just long enough to learn to read the Koran, she then continued to
practice reading at home. She now teaches the Koran to local girls.
She would like her daughter to fulfill her dream and go to
university. Ayman wants to become a doctor, and hopes that her
parents will fund her study. She will need to study for 17 more
years to become a general practitioner. (Reuters/Zohra
Bensemra)
12. Ireland: Clare Barrett Butler, 37, and her daughter Lily
Barrett McHugh, 11, outside their house in a small hamlet near the
village of Ardara in County Donegal, on February 27, 2014. Clare
says she is a homemaker and a mother, and she is continuing her
education with courses at college. Clare says that as a child she
wanted to work on the special effects of movies or as a stuntwoman.
She says that she would love her daughter Lily to follow her dreams
and become a hairdresser. Lily says she thinks she'll stay in
education until she is about 20, and she would really like to
become a hairdresser. (Reuters/Cathal McNaughton)
13. Uganda: Lucy Oyela, 42, with her daughter Abber Lillian,
14, at their home in Onang near Gulu town in northern Uganda, on
February 16, 2014. Lucy is a farmer who finished her education at
age 18. She said that when she was a child, she wanted to become a
teacher when she grew up. Lucy says that she really wants for her
daughter to become a nurse. Her daughter Abber Lillian says she
doesn't know at what age she will finish education. She says she is
not sure what she wants to do when she grows up, but probably she
wants to become an accountant. (Reuters/James Akena)
14. Singapore: Samann Loh, 40, and her daughter Given Tan, 10,
in their apartment in Singapore, on February 25, 2014. Samann works
as a human resource director at a preschool education group. As a
child she had many ambitions, including being a fashion designer
and an air stewardess. She later realized her dream of becoming an
air stewardess. Samann hopes her daughter can pursue something that
she is truly passionate about. Given Tan would like to be a fashion
designer when she is older. (Reuters/Edgar Su)
15. Bolivia: Lucia Mayta, 43, and her daughter Luz Cecilia, 12,
inside their bodega in La Paz, on February 24, 2014. Lucia studied
until the fourth grade of primary school, and knows how to read and
write and do basic math. Lucia runs a bodega, and the family live
in a back room. She hopes to build a house in the future. Luz
Cecilia is in seventh grade and wants to be a singer.
(Reuters/David Mercado)
16. Israel: Vered, 43, with her daughter Alma, 13, in their
home in Kibbutz Hukuk near the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel,
on March 3, 2014. Vered got a degree in design at the age of 27 and
currently runs educational art projects in local communities. Vered
hopes that her daughter Alma will find a profession that brings her
happiness and satisfaction. Alma will graduate high-school in five
years, at the age of 18. She says she would like to be a part of
the film industry, as a director, as camerawoman, an editor or an
actress. (Reuters/Nir Elias)
17. Cuba: Damaris Matos Curbelo, 43, and her daughter Ana Laura
Villar Matos, 14, outside their home in central Havana, on February
12, 2014. Damaris finished her education at age 21 and works as a
secretary in the office of the Historian of the City of Havana.
Damaris says that when she was a child she wanted to become a
doctor, and that she hopes her daughter will become a doctor. Her
daughter Ana Laura says she would like to be a biologist.
(Reuters/Enrique De La Osa)
18. West Bank: Hala Tanmus, 40, and her daughter Maya, 10, in
the living room of their home in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on
February 18, 2014. Hala is a secretary who finished her education
at age 20. When she was younger she wanted to become a lawyer. She
hopes that her daughter Maya will become an interior designer.
Maya, who says she will finish education age 20, would also like to
become an interior designer. (Reuters/Ammar Awad)
19. South Korea: Kang Hyun-jeong, 43, and her daughter Yoo
Ha-min, 11, in the living room of their apartment in Seoul, on
February 21, 2014. Kang Hyun-jeong works in accounts. She says that
she started working in her senior year of high school, but she
began a business degree in 1999 at the Korea National Open
University because she wanted to study more. She juggled work and
classes and graduated eight years later in 2007. She hopes to get a
masters degree when her children grow up. Kang Hyun-jeong says her
children are talented in the arts but she knows that the reality is
that it is difficult to make money through art. She's worried about
that, but still wants to root for their dreams. Her daughter Yoo
Ha-min says she wants to be a designer or a painter when she grows
up. (Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji)
20. Nigeria: Adetola Ibitoye, 39, sits with her daughter
Iteoluwa Ibitoye, 9, in their home in Omole district, Lagos, on
February 16, 2014. When Adetola was growing up, she wanted to run a
fashion business. Now she is a clothes designer. Adetola says she
wants her daughter to be the best at whatever she sets her mind to
be. Her daughter Iteoluwa says she wants to grow up to be a
university teacher. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye)
21. China: Zhang Haijing, 41, and her daughter Zhu Nuo, 11,
outside their apartment building in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on
February 5, 2014. Zhang Haijing finished her education at age 23
and is a mid-level manager for Xinhua Bookstore Group. When she was
a child, she wanted to become a pre-school teacher. Zhang Haijing
says she wants her daughter Zhu Nuo to have a stable job, but does
not mind what she does so long as she is happy. Zhu Nuo says she
wants to get a doctoral degree and become a professor. (Reuters/Aly
Song)
22. Turkey: Tahsiye Ozyilmaz, 33, and her daughter Halime, 14,
at their home in Zeytinpinar Village of Derik, a Kurdish town in
Mardin Province, on February 1, 2014. Tahsiye, who is a housewife,
didn't go to school. She says would have liked to become a teacher,
but she had an arranged marriage at the age of 17. She wants her
daughter to finish her education, and would like her to be a
doctor. Halime stopped going to school last year because it was 10
km (6 miles) from her house and the journey was too difficult.
Halime says she would have liked to become a doctor, but now this
is impossible. She says she thinks she will have an arranged
marriage when she is 17 or 18, like her mother did. (Reuters/Umit
Bektas)
23. Nepal: Mohanna Khanal, 35, and her daughter Vipassna
Khanal, 12, in the kitchen of their apartment in Kathmandu, on
February 4, 2014. Mohanna is a school teacher who finished her
education when she was 20 years old. Mohanna says that when she was
a child, she wanted to become a flight attendant. She hopes that
her daughter will become a renowned media personality. Vipassna
says that she will finish her education in 2025 and she wants to
become a travel agent to promote tourism in Nepal. (Reuters/Navesh
Chitrakar)
24. Brazil: Raimunda Eliandra Alves, 45, with her daughter Ana
Paula Leonardo Justino, 10, at their home at the Pavao-Pavaozinho
slum in Rio de Janeiro, on February 10, 2014. Raimunda is a
supermarket cashier who finished her education at age 19. When she
was a child, she wanted to become a math teacher when she grew up.
She hopes that her daughter Ana Paula will become a veterinarian.
Ana Paula says that she will go to high school and then finish
college in 2025. She wants to be a vet when she grows up.
(Reuters/Sergio Moraes)
25. Syria: Bidaa Mhem Thabet al-Hasan (Um Suleiman), 39, with
her daughter Mariam Khaled Masto, 9, outside their home in Deir
al-Zor, Syria, on February 23, 2014. Bidaa is the director of a
school founded by a group of teachers and volunteers. Her ambition
was to become a gynecologist. She hopes that her daughter will join
the pharmacy school, but says that she will let her follow her own
ambitions and that her success will make her happy. Mariam will
finish her education in 13 years. She would like to become an
Arabic teacher in Deir al-Zor. (Reuters/Khalil Ashawi)
26. Greece: Tonia Giannari, 39 and her daughter Elena Giannari,
10, inside their apartment in Athens, on February 24, 2014. Tonia
is a stay-at-home mother who finished her education at age 18. She
hopes her daughter will become a dance teacher when she grows up.
Elena would also like to become a dance teacher. (Reuters/Yorgos
Karahalis)
27. Somalia: Saciido Sheik Yacquub, 34, with her daughter
Faadumo Subeer Mohamed, 13, at their home in Hodan district IDP
camp in Mogadishu, on February 11, 2014. Saciido, who runs a small
business, wanted to be a business woman when she was a child. She
studied until she was 20. She hopes that Faadumo will become a
doctor. Faadumo will finish school in 2017 and hopes to be a doctor
when she grows up. (Reuters/Feisal Omar)
28. Lebanon: Rima Bader, 44, with her daughter Reina, 13,
inside their apartment in Beirut, on February 25, 2014. Rima is an
interior designer but she says that when she was growing up she
wanted to be an engineer. Rima wants her daughter to work in
whatever profession she chooses, but she says she would love to see
her in the field of engineering. Reina says she will finish
education when she is around 21 years old. She wants to be an
architect when she grows up. (Reuters/Jamal Saidi)
29. Honduras: Susana Maria Cardona, 33, and her daughter
Alejandra Ruby Cardona, 12, inside their home in Tegucigalpa, on
February 20, 2014. Susana Maria, who is a housewife, finished
school at 17. Her ambition was to become a lawyer. She hopes that
her daughter will become a doctor. Alejandra Ruby will finish
education in 11 years and hopes to be an agronomist. (Reuters/Jorge
Cabrera)
30. United States: Denise Arthur, 52, and her daughter Linnaea
Thibedeau, 13, at their home near Blackhawk, Colorado, on February
20, 2014. Denise Arthur is a restoration ecologist. She has a Ph.D
and finished her education at age 34. Her ambition as a child was
to be an animal behaviorist. Denise hopes her daughter Linnaea will
become a biologist when she grows up. Linnaea would like to get a
Ph.D and become a marine biologist. (Reuters/Rick Wilking)
31. Afghanistan: Noor Zia, 40, with her daughter Saba Ahmadi,
11, at their home in Kabul, on February 13, 2014. Noor, who is a
teacher, studied until she was 28. Her ambition was to become a
doctor, but she couldn't afford the fees. She hopes her daughter
will become a well- known, highly skilled doctor. Saba wants to go
to university, and would like to become a renowned lawyer.
(Reuters/Omar Sobhani)
32. South Africa: Thozama Kala, 30, and her daughter Mpho, 9,
in the kitchen of their home in Cape Town's Langa township, on
February 8, 2014. Thozama is studying office management after
matriculating in 2002. She hopes that her daughter will become a
doctor. Mpho says she wants to be a teacher. (Reuters/Mike
Hutchings)
33. Panama: Marisa del Carmen Moreno, 30, and her daughter
Alicia Isabel Santa Maria, 10, outside their home in Panama City,
on February 13, 2014. Marisa is an architect. She finished her
education at age 29. When she was a child she wanted to become a
veterinarian. She hopes her daughter will grow up to become an
artist. Marisa's daughter Alicia Isabel hopes to go to university
and would like to become a chef or a painter. (Reuters/Carlos
Jasso)
34. Mexico: Rosaura Realsola, 51, with her daughter Alexandra
Yamileth, 13, in front of their home in Tepito in Mexico City, on
February 20, 2014. Rosaura is a domestic cleaner, who finished her
education at age 16. She says that when she was a child, she wanted
to be a teacher when she grew up. Rosaura hopes that her daughter
Alexandra will become a nurse. Alexandra will finish education in
2023 and says she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.
(Reuters/Henry Romero)
35. Guatemala: Alicia Chiquin, 43, and her daughter Fidelina
Ja, 18, at their home in Pambach, on February 20, 2014. Alicia has
no education and has always worked the land. Her daughter Fidelina
also has no education and when she grows up she says she will
continue to work at home and on the land. (Reuters/Jorge Dan
Lopez
