The question of how women balance work and child care is a topic of intense debate worldwide. In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, we look at the lives of working mothers in Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Montenegro, Iraq, Ukraine, Tatarstan, and the Czech Republic. In this gallery, we spend a day with Shahnoz Komilzoda, a businesswoman, wife, and mother of two children in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
A Day In The Life Of A Tajik Mother
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Shahnoz Komilzoda preparing food with her child in their kitchen in Dushanbe
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Dressing her daughter for school in the bedroom of her apartment
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Waving for a taxi with her child on a street in Dushanbe
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Komilzoda working in her office in Dushanbe
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Entering the office building
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Komilzoda carrying grocery bags at a supermarket in Dushanbe
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Outside of her son's school
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Helping with schoolwork
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Making traditional food while the kids watch
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Doing the wash
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Showing a photograph to her children
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Playing a board game with her family