We found beautiful portraits of women carrying things like a sewing machine, firewood, baskets and other containers. Here’s to strong women.

Photo: Laurent/ Flickr

Photo: Bruna Di Pietrantonio/ Flickr

Mali. Photo: hjfklein/ Flickr

Photo: Daphne Ouwersloot/Flickr

Vila Bacongo Market, Bangui, Central African Republic. Photo: Luca Gargano/ Flickr

Photo: Nema’ Etebar

Photo: Luz D. Montero Espuela/ Flickr

Photo: Nate Miller/ Flickr

Mali, Photo: Mamadou Marikou/ Wetlands International