Cambodia's women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice


Kim Sokleang transporting her passengers near the Bayon temple at the Angkor complex in Siem Reap province. - AFP

SIEM REAP, Cambodia: Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

But on the road to becoming one of Cambodia's tiny number of female tuk-tuk drivers, the 37-year-old who goes by the nickname Sopy has to dodge not only other road users, but also a barrage of taunts, misogyny and prejudice.

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