A YOUNG woman from the traveller community has revealed the truth on whether the women can work. Zoey, from the UK, took to social media to share her thoughts on the matter. Looking after the family is a huge part of being a woman in the traveller community - with many opting to stay at home cooking , cleaning and looking after the children while their partner goes out to work.
But Zoey revealed that times were changing. Responding to a comment that asked if women would be supported by their family to stay in school and work she shared the modern way of life for people. She said: "Years ago, traveller women would never, ever work.
READ MORE REAL LIFE STORIES "Traveller women would stay home, babysit the children, clean the house, cook for the men, cook for the children." Nowadays though, Zoey revealed it wasn't common for women to stay in the home for most of the day and they did indeed go out to work. Although many do help bring money home now - she said there was still lines they wouldn't cross.
Working at a bank or a post office wouldn't happen she said, but they do tend to work for themselves. Most read in Fabulous "But when a traveller girl does work, it's either hair , makeup, selling stuff on social media, lips (aesthetic practitioners)," she added. Finishing off her video, she revealed families would definitely support the women going off to work and making money for herself.
The clip has since gone viral on her TikTok account @ zoey_pon with over 890k views and 33k l.