Join us for a Q&A afterwards at 8:30pm EST!
Zoom link:
https://yorku.zoom.us/j/99229759132?pwd=NHZXdnZLVmNQL25sRzJPMEloVnpIQT09
Meeting ID: 992 2975 9132 Passcode: 359028
In this film, Ms. Rahela Begum, a 22 year old single mother, tells her story of breaking traditional gender roles by becoming a female rickshaw-puller to support herself and her two children. The concept of a woman doing such a job had been unheard of before Rahela hit the road three years ago in the capital city of Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s socio-cultural environment has a long standing history of gender discrimination, as girls are often considered to be financial burdens on their family from the time of birth. Empowering women is still a dream from generation to generation.
- Year2019
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageBengali
- CountryBangladesh
- DirectorNovera Hasan Nikkon
- ScreenwriterNovera Hasan Nikkon
- ProducerNovera Hasan Nikkon
- CastMs. Rahela Begum
Join us for a Q&A afterwards at 8:30pm EST!
Zoom link:
https://yorku.zoom.us/j/99229759132?pwd=NHZXdnZLVmNQL25sRzJPMEloVnpIQT09
Meeting ID: 992 2975 9132 Passcode: 359028
In this film, Ms. Rahela Begum, a 22 year old single mother, tells her story of breaking traditional gender roles by becoming a female rickshaw-puller to support herself and her two children. The concept of a woman doing such a job had been unheard of before Rahela hit the road three years ago in the capital city of Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s socio-cultural environment has a long standing history of gender discrimination, as girls are often considered to be financial burdens on their family from the time of birth. Empowering women is still a dream from generation to generation.
- Year2019
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageBengali
- CountryBangladesh
- DirectorNovera Hasan Nikkon
- ScreenwriterNovera Hasan Nikkon
- ProducerNovera Hasan Nikkon
- CastMs. Rahela Begum