Commuting to Beirut for work an imperative for women who can not afford renting in the capital city

As Safir published last Saturday a report on life in the capital city of Beirut which is the main pole of jobs and employment.  The report notes that despite the high cost of living in Beirut in addition to its small surface area, high population, cars and concrete density, many consider it as a good place to live in. The newspaper interviewed a number of people who commute daily to Beirut where they work and return home to their villages and towns in the evening.  According to Halima T., a young Beiruti woman recalls how Aley which is used to be the family’s summer house has now become its permanent residence because of the prohibitive costs in Beirut. For her part, Yara Sh. (37 years old) who commutes daily from Batrun to Beirut to work in one of the capital's health centre considered that living with her family remains a better option than sharing a flat in the city especially since she cannot afford to rent a place on her own.  Roula H. (age 34), a specialist in organising book exhibitions, commutes daily from Jounieh to Sin el Fil and noted that she would have prefered to have better means to allow her to rent her own place next to her place of work but is unable so far to do so.
 (Source: As-Safir 3 December 2015)