Inspiring Stories: Daw Lae Lae Soe

From
WorldFish
Published on
29.03.22
Impact Area
Gender equality

Burmese fish trader Daw Lae Lae Soe poses with her dried fish. Photo by Kyaw Moe Oo.

Like many women involved in fisheries, Daw Lae Lae Soe faces a world of gender barriers that have only been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. A resident of Hae Lone Village in Myanmar’s Shan State, Lae Soe was once the primary breadwinner for her family by purchasing fresh fish, drying it and then selling the preserved fish onwards for profit.

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