In Ghana, some people believe certain jobs are only for men. But some Ghanaian women are starting to do traditionally male work, such as carpentry or jobs that require physical strength. And they are proving that men are not the only ones who can be tough. Esenam Nyador is one of those women. She is one of three female taxi drivers in Accra. She is also a wife, mother of two and a student at the University of Ghana. Nyador says she has gotten used to the strange looks she gets when she drives her taxi around town. She calls herself “Miss Taxi.” She says the loan company and the taxi union originally rejected her when she first began her business. “They weren’t sure I would even be able to make up sales or have a good business to pay back their car, just because I am a woman. So they were like concerned about whether I wouldn’t be open to car hijacking and they’ll end up losing their assets.
Title: Ghana Women in Business
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only ones who can be tough.</span> <span data-start-time='27167' data-end-time='32229'>Esenam Nyador is one of those women.</span> <span data-start-time='32229' data-end-time='38438'>She is one of three female taxi drivers in Accra.</span> <span data-start-time='38438' data-end-time='47438'>She is also a wife, mother of two and a student at the University of Ghana.</span> <span data-start-time='47438' data-end-time='57500'>Nyador says she has gotten used to the strange looks she gets when she drives her taxi around town.</span> <span data-start-time='57500' data-end-time='61729'>She calls herself “Miss Taxi.”</span> <span data-start-time='61729' data-end-time='72083'>She says the loan company and the taxi union originally rejected her when she first began her business.</span> <span data-start-time='72083' data-end-time='81979'>“They weren’t sure I would even be able to make up sales or have a good business to pay back their car, just because I am a woman.</span> <span data-start-time='81979' data-end-time='91375'>So they were like concerned about whether I wouldn’t be open to car hijacking and they’ll end up losing their assets.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1172/ghana_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6574 data-hint-location='81979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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