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  • SYRIA FEMALE TRAFFIC POLICE -- {USAGM}
  • July 12, 2023
  • [[A growing number of Kurdish women in northeast Syria are signing up for the local traffic police force. The development is helping to break stereotypes about the role of women in society. VOA’s Zana Omer has the story from Qamishli, narrated by Sirwan Kajjo.]]
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  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script SYRIA FEMALE TRAFFIC POLICE HEADLINE: In Kurdish Syria, Traffic Police Attracts Female Recruits TEASER: Kurdish region is only place in Syria where female traffic officers exist PUBLISHED AT: 7/12/23, 10:09a BYLINE: Zana Omer CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Qamishli, Syria VIDEOGRAPHER: Zana Omer SCRIPT WRITER: Sirwan Kajjo SCRIPT EDITORS: DLJ VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original | VOA Kurdish Service PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 1:46 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[A growing number of Kurdish women in northeast Syria are signing up for the local traffic police force. The development is helping to break stereotypes about the role of women in society. VOA’s Zana Omer has the story from Qamishli, narrated by Sirwan Kajjo.]] ((NARRATOR)) Asya Mohamed controls traffic on this busy street in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeast Syria. The 24-year-old police officer says this job has significantly empowered her. ((Asya Mohamed, Traffic Police Officer)) ((Female in Kurdish)) “My family was helpful. They encouraged me to join this line of work to better myself and encourage my female peers to do so.” ((NARRATOR)) The Kurdish region in Syria is the only place in the war-torn country where female traffic officers exist. Many residents believe hiring women for these types of jobs helps break down stereotypes about them in this part of the world. ((Abdulqadir Ahmed, Resident)) ((Male in Kurdish)) “Women have proven themselves in all fields of work. They aren’t supposed to do only desk jobs, because doing that limits their potential. Women here can do the job.” ((NARRATOR)) The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria was established in 2014 with a co-presidency system in which men and women lead government agencies. But the traffic administration here also wants to create equal gender representation in the actual workforce. Currently, females make up 30 percent of its workforce. ((Amina Hasan, Traffic Administration in Qamishli)) ((Female in Kurdish)) “There were a few obstacles in the beginning, but we were able to have a strong foothold within the traffic administration, whether through putting women in administrative positions or deploying them to the field.” ((NARRATOR)) Asya Mohamed says that she and her female colleagues have shown through this job that women can do any work if circumstances and customs allow. ((For Zana Omer in Qamishli, Syria, Sirwan Kajjo, VOA NEWS)
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Location (dateline) Qamishli, Syria
  • Embargo Date July 12, 2023 16:43 EDT
  • Byline Zana Omer in Qamishli, Syria, Sirwan Kajjo VOA News
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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