Reference :
V-F-CR-F-01974-B
Date :
2010
Title :
Households headed by women in Iraq : a case for action : short version
Duration :
00:02:24
Editor :
unknown
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Production company :
ICRC
ICRC producer :
unknown
Description :
Over the past thirty years, armed conflicts and sectarian violence have ravaged Iraq, resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties, and in widowed women suddenly being in charge of their families. Although no official statistics are available, it is estimated that there are over one million women in Iraq who must head their households. In such a deeply patriarchal society, very few women work outside the home. So once they lose their breadwinner, their lives undergo drastic and fundamental change.
Since 2008, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has developed a range of programmes, such as relief distributions, micro-economic initiatives and support for women seeking to register for the social welfare benefit, to help meet some of the needs of households headed by women.
English title :
Households headed by women in Iraq : a case for action : short version
Colour/B&W :
colour
SD/HD :
HD
Resolution :
1024 x 576
Aspect ratio :
16/9
Original material/format :
Digital Betacam
Best material/format available :
Digital Betacam
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