“I've worked for over 11 years in the Muslim world, and the one thing that I feel like I've learned - who's to say if it's true or not true, it's just my experience - is that men don't like to see really strong, aggressive women in that area of the world.” IfsMenWorldFeelsYearsStrongOne ThingAreasI've LearnedAggressiveMuslim World Author:Lynsey Addario
“Journalists dedicate their lives to covering war - they make many personal sacrifices, and it's not something that's gender-based. In a place like Libya where there's heavy fighting, it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman.” IfsMenWarMatterFightingSacrificeHeavyGenderJournalistCoveringLibyaPersonal Sacrifice Author:Lynsey Addario
“There are ways to minimize the risk if you are a woman working in the Middle East: You can dress modestly, wear the hijab, cover your head, always travel with a man.” IfsMenWayRiskMiddleDressesEastOver YouMiddle EastHijab Author:Lynsey Addario
“If women are all of a sudden complaining all the time about getting sent to Pakistan, then if I were an editor, I probably wouldn't send a woman.” IfsComplainingEditorsPakistan Author:Lynsey Addario
