As Hasakah governorate (northeastern Syria) enters the peak agricultural season, hundreds of women spread daily across wheat and barley fields, as well as cotton, vegetable, and aromatic crop farms. The scene reflects the role rural women play in supporting the household economy, while also revealing the scale of the challenges facing women agricultural workers, who receive low wages for exhausting work that lasts long hours under the sun. While…
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