When the secret was revealed, the Egyptian woman left her hometown.
The Egyptian woman Sisa Abu Daukh hid her gender for more than 40 years and pretended to be a man in order to earn money, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to TSN.
After the death of her husband, she was left without income a few months before the birth of her daughter. Relatives wanted to marry her a second time, but the 22-year-old girl did not want to start a family anymore.
To get a job, she had to hide that she was a woman. She wore a galabea (long men's outfits with wide sleeves) and a white turban. The woman worked loading bricks and cement, and was also engaged in construction.
She managed to pretend to be a man for 43 years. When the secret was revealed, the Egyptian woman left her hometown.
In 2022, the Egyptian authorities presented her with an award for «ideal motherhood».