Women Who Are Journalists in Yemen Persist in the Face of Discrimination

For Yemeni women violence and spinsterhood can often result from pursuing a career, especially in the field of journalism, so only a few venture into the media industry.

"The most common reason why the majority of Yemeni female journalists were facing no acceptance to getting married is their nature of job that demands them to directly mix and deal with men," said Sumaiah Ali, a journalist at the state-owned Saba News Agency in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

"This—mixing and dealing with men—directly conflicts with society's belief of religion and tribal traditions," she said.