“Driving – a bullock cart, a truck, a car or anything else – has largely been a male activity. A driver is one who leads, and in a patriarchal society, it is the man who is considered capable of this, and indeed ‘driving’ the lives of those around him. Women and children are meant to follow.”
Jayawati Shrivastava, Lady Driver, Stories of Women Behind the Wheel
Sakha drivers come across as normal, everyday professional women getting on with their lives.
Yet, they’re anything but ordinary.Our women drivers have taken big risks to learn to drive and pushed hard to become professional chauffeurs.
Some of our drivers have had to stand up to violence in the home and stare down their abusers. Others have been belittled by their families for wanting to find work and been told that they will never succeed. Many have been berated by their community for wanting to become a driver and do a man’s job.
But they’ve all emerged victorious and today they drive for a living. Every time they put on a Sakha uniform and get behind the wheel, they encourage other women and show the next generation what’s possible.
Read on to find out inspiring stories of some of these Sakha chauffeurs.