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201514 minGdoc-short

Gender Equality Poverty

Daya

201514 minGdoc-short

For five years, Dayanari González has driven a "concho" car on the Tiradente-UASD route while supporting her family alone in the La Agustinita neighborhood.

Gender Equality Poverty

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Robelitza Pérez

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For five years, Dayanari González has driven a "concho" car on the Tiradente-UASD route while supporting her family alone in the La Agustinita neighborhood.

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Dayanari González drives a "concho" car along the Tiradente-UASD route in the Dominican Republic. For five years, she has supported her daughter and mother in the La Agustinita neighborhood. As a woman in a male-dominated profession, her work is uncommon. Dayanari aims to graduate from college and secure a better-paying job. Her story reflects the challenges faced by many women engaged in informal work due to unemployment in the country.

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