Beautiful malagasy woman in the Menabe region of Madagascar. The yellow face paint is used as protection from the sun.
Women in Madagascar, also known as Malagasy women or Malgache women, generally live longer than men, whom they outnumber. Marrying young, they are traditionally subservient to their husbands. Roughly a third have their first child before the age of 19, and those who wish to delay having children may not have access to contraceptives. Abortion is common, with an estimated 24 percent of women having had one. Although they are constitutionally equal to men, they have unequal property rights and employment opportunities in certain areas.
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Location: Menabe region, Madagascar
Photo credit: © Simon Hathaway / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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