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Women in Suriname are women who were born in, live in, or are from Suriname. Surinamese women may be ethnically East Indian (Hindostani), Mixed, Creole/Afro-Surinamese, Javanese, Maroon, Amerindian, or of other ancestry. Many women of Suriname work in the informal sector and in subsistence agriculture.〔(Suriname ), everyculture.com〕 Surinamese women have been described as the "emotional and economic center" of the household (see matrifocality) particularly in Creole family groups. However, in traditionally patriarchal East Indian family groups, they have been described to act as subordinates; expected to obey cultural norms such as not to practice "living together" with a partner "without being married" first and that the bride should maintain her virginity until consummation after marriage. In Caribbean family groups, the leader of the household is normally the woman; it may be acceptable for women to have children from different partners, while others "practice serial monogamy".〔 In relation to caring for infants, Suriname's mothers place their babies inside cribs near them, particularly for sleeping, but is separated into another room if already at the right age. Other child rearing practices of women in Suriname include mothers carrying "their babies during the day" until night time when mothers place their babies in hammocks to sleep. Child care is different in Maroon women and Amerindian women because they are "reluctant to let anybody touch their babies".〔 In general, Surinamese women allow their children to "spend the first five to six years" with them.〔(Suriname Facts ), COUNTRYREPORTS〕 There are Surinamese proverbs that describe women in Suriname. The saying "An old woman's soup tastes better than a young woman's breast" is an example of those proverbs.〔(Suriname's Miss Alida Pageant ), adventuress-travel-magazine.com〕 ==Clothing== According to ''Country Reports'', every ethnic groups of women in Suriname may differ in terms of clothing practices. Women of Suriname with Javanese heritage wear ''sarongs''. The women with Creole ancestry or are Afro-Surinamese wear the ''kotomisse'' (''koto'' for short) that is accompanied by a handkerchief or with head or body covering called as the ''angisa'' (also known as the ''anisa''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Women in Suriname」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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