Even in the developed world, where feminism has been a significant societal force for over a century, women continue to struggle within their cultures to gain equal power and legal status with men. In societies where feminism’s effects have been muted or non-existent, those struggles are that much more elemental. A case in point is Tajikistan, where women struggle to find their place in a society in turmoil. A civil war, a post-Soviet thaw, and resurgent traditions from the bedrock, patriarchal culture have thrown women back on their innate strength and resilience. My recent trip to a lesser known corner [...]
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