Weavers from the Zapami Thebvo Weavers Collective during the ‘Confluence of Rural Women’ organised by North East Network (NEN) at De Oriental Grand Hotel, Kohima on October 15. (Photo Courtesy: NEN)
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Weavers – the ‘first working women’ in traditional societies
Dr Theyiesinuo Keditsu, Assistant Professor at Kohima college, today called the weavers as 'first working women' in traditional societies, as they were the first to bring independent income outside their agricultural practices while articulating that the perception of not recognising rural women as workers because they donot have paid jobs needs to change. More...
