Women in the Gaza Strip are working in the traditionally male field of carpentry to make a living.

Footage filmed on Saturday 4 September shows women making wooden educational tools and toys for children, in their workshop.

Poor economic conditions in the Gaza Strip have prompted many women to seek employment or set up their own businesses, defying reactionary beliefs about where or whether women should work.

As well as the difficulty of the work, Israel's blockade of the territory means the business does not always have enough timber. Despite this, the workers hope that conditions in the sector improve so they can export products abroad.

Against all odds and amid poor economic conditions, women in Gaza were forced to overcome reactionary beliefs and work in male-dominated jobs such as carpentry to make their living.
Despite the difficulty and gravity of the work, it is no longer confined to work Traditional, it's about making wooden educational tools for environmentally friendly children.

There are many and difficult constraints due to the closure of the crossings, and the high price of timber as a result of the closure of the crossings.

Carpentry workers hope that conditions in the sector will improve so that they can export products and businesses abroad