( CNN ) -- In the heart of the bustling capital of Cairo , Egypt , a lone female taxi driver navigates her bright yellow cab through the unforgiving traffic . `` I wanted to take this adventure , as I consider it an adventure , rather than an experience . Thank God , I believe it is a nice adventure so far and I feel happy with it , '' Inas Hassan Ali says . Ali is one of only eight female cab drivers in a city where the profession is dominated by men . `` For me , it 's a very normal job , and there is nothing wrong for women to try to join a field of work that we deem as male-dominated . I see nothing wrong with that if the woman has the required skills and abilities , '' Ali says . Female cab drivers started appearing in Cairo 's streets only earlier this year . While some welcome the transition , Ali is facing many challenges . `` Still the society is not used to such an idea -- that a woman joins a field of work that was only limited to men . And still there are some people who see it as strange . On the other hand , others get curious and wonder : how did you enter this area of work and why ? '' Ali says . One factor that makes it difficult for women to break into a male-dominated profession is the high rate of sexual harassment in the country . In a recent report , the Egyptian Centre for Women 's Right ( ECWR ) concluded that 83 percent of Egyptian women and 98 percent of foreign women in Egypt have experienced sexual harassment in some way or another . `` It 's usual here in Egypt that women get subject to some minor acts when they drive a car . ... Some encourage and show support for me . Others act by trying to block my way to show they are more skillful drivers and to prove that it 's a male-dominated job , '' Ali says . However for an enthusiastic Ali , the rewards of her profession move beyond gender politics . `` I am most interested in making my clients best satisfied at the end of the trip , regardless of their gender , as the common impression is that women are bad drivers , '' she says . `` To have both men and women as my clients and make them feel comfortable is the greatest success for me . ''
Ali is only eight of only eight female cab drivers in Egypt . She is proud of entering a male-dominated profession . The job is not without challenges , Inas Hassan Ali says . Cairo has a high rate of sexual harassment of women .