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  • As her daughter, Mahfuza akhter (5) looks on, Shahida Begum, 35, goes about her daily household chores in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • As her daughter, Mahfuza Akhter (5) and son, Shakil Alom (7) look on, Shahida Begum, 35, goes about her daily household chores in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Shahida Begum, 35, cleans her product bag as she goes about her daily household chores in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • As her daughter, Mahfuza Akhter (5) looks on, Shahida Begum, 35, goes about her daily household chores in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • As her daughter Mahfuza Akhter (5) looks on, Shahida Begum, 35, looks into her product bag in her hut's compound in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Shahida Begum, 35, cooks dinner in her home in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She has found financial independence and contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • (L-R) Mohd. Shahin Alom (13, son), Mahfuza Akhter (5, daughter), Shahida Begum (35), Shakil Alom (7, son), Mohd. Abu Taleb (41, husband). .Shahida Begum, 35, poses for a family portrait in her home in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • (L-R, back to front) Mohd. Shahin Alom (13, son), Mohd. Abu Taleb (41, husband), Shakil Alom (7, son),  Mahfuza Akhter (5, daughter), Shahida Begum (35). .Shahida Begum, 35, poses for a family portrait in her home in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Shahida Begum, 35, looks into her product bag in her hut's compound in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Shahida Begum, 35, dresses her daughter, Mahfuza Akhter (5), in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Shahida Begum, 35, dresses her daughter, Mahfuza Akhter (5), in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Shahida Begum, 35, pumps ground water to cook dinner in her home in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She has found financial independence and contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Shahida Begum, 35, walks to work in her village, Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She has found financial independence and contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • (L-R) Shakil Alom (7, son), Mohd. Abu Taleb (41, husband), Mahfuza Akhter (5, daughter), Shahida Begum (35), Akhterruzzaman (38, Hub Manager). .Shahida Begum, 35, meets her Hub Manager, Akhterruzzaman, in her hut's compound in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • (L-R) Mohd. Abu Taleb (41, husband), Mahfuza Akhter (5, daughter), Shahida Begum (35), Akhterruzzaman (38, Hub Manager). .Shahida Begum, 35, meets her Hub Manager, Akhterruzzaman, in her hut's compound in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • (L-R) Shakil Alom (7, son), Mohd. Abu Taleb (41, husband), Mahfuza Akhter (5, daughter), Shahida Begum (35), Akhterruzzaman (38, Hub Manager). .Shahida Begum, 35, meets her Hub Manager, Akhterruzzaman, in her hut's compound in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Shahida Begum, 35, looks out the window as she organises her products in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Shahida Begum, 35, organises her products with her son, Shakil Alom (7), in her hut in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011, after a regular day of work as a saleswoman earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Shahida Begum, 35, walks to work in her village, Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She has found financial independence and contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • (L-R, back to front) Mohd. Shahin Alom (13, son), Mohd. Abu Taleb (41, husband), Shakil Alom (7, son),  Mahfuza Akhter (5, daughter), Shahida Begum (35). .Shahida Begum, 35, poses for a family portrait in her home in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Together with her husband, Mohd. Abu Taleb (41), Shahida Begum, 35, cooks dinner in her home in Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She has found financial independence and contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • Shahida Begum, 35, sells her products in her village, Palashbari Villlage, Taragonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh on 18th September 2011. She has found financial independence and contributes to the family income by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110918-Guardian-Care-Aparaj...JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (standing in center), poses for a portrait in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-1059.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (standing in center), poses for a portrait in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-1054.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (sitting in center), sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-1048.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (sitting in center), sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-1046.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (sitting in center), sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-1013.JPG
  • A customer looks at sachets of shampoo as Rubi Begum, 40, (unseen) sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-0990.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40, sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-0917.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40, walks through paddy fields to go from door to door in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-1079.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40, sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-0994.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (center), sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-0944.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40, adjusts her sari while working as a saleswoman in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-1074.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (sitting in center), sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-0967.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40 (sitting in center), sells her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
    Suzanne20110919-Guardian-Care-0958.JPG
  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40, walks through fields as she goes from door to door to sell her products in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • A widow, Rubi Begum, 40, prepares to go to work in her one room home in Ghagoa Villlage, Gobindagonj Upazila, Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 19th September 2011. Living alone after her husband's passing, she has now (since 2.5 years) found financial independence by working as a saleswoman, earning 3500 - 5000 Bangladeshi Taka per month. She is one of many rural Bangladeshi women trained by NGO CARE Bangladesh as part of their project on empowering women in this traditionally patriarchal society. Named 'Aparajitas', which means 'women who never accept defeat', these women are trained to sell products in their villages and others around them from door-to-door, bringing global products from brands such as BATA, Unilever and GDFL to the most remote of villages, and bringing social and financial empowerment to themselves.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Pramila Tharu, 15, does household chores as her mother-in-law brings her 2 year old daughter Prapti to her in Bhaishahi village, Bardia, Western Nepal, on 29th June 2012. Pramila eloped and married at 12 and gave birth to Prapti at age 13. She delivered prematurely on the way to the hospital in an ox cart and her baby weighed only 1.5kg at birth. In Bardia, StC works with the district health office to build the capacity of female community health workers who are on the frontline of health service provision like ante-natal and post-natal care, especially in rural areas. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save The Children UK
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  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Cheekata Srujana, 18, goes about her daily household chores outside her house after buying a can of iJal water as seen at her house in Peddapur, a remote village in Warangal, Telangana, India, on 22nd March 2015. Safe Water Network works with local communities that live beyond the water pipeline to establish sustainable and reliable water treatment stations within their villages to provide potable and safe water to the communities at a nominal cost. Photo by Suzanne Lee/Panos Pictures for Safe Water Network
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Nandaram Jat, 40, agoes about his household chores in the morning at home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. His son, Hemant (in white, aged 6), is a student in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school that was built using the Fairtrade Premium, where Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on the fees. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Nandaram Jat, 40, goes about his household chores in the morning at home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. His son, Hemant (in white, aged 6), is a student in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school that was built using the Fairtrade Premium, where Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on the fees. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, goes about her household chores in the morning at home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Her son, Hemant (in white, aged 6), is a student in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school that was built using the Fairtrade Premium, where Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on the fees. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Pramila Tharu, 15, does household chores as other children go to school in Bhaishahi village, Bardia, Western Nepal, on 29th June 2012. Pramila eloped and married at 12 and gave birth to Prapti at age 13. She delivered prematurely on the way to the hospital in an ox cart and her baby weighed only 1.5kg at birth. In Bardia, StC works with the district health office to build the capacity of female community health workers who are on the frontline of health service provision like ante-natal and post-natal care, especially in rural areas. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save The Children UK
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  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Pramila Tharu, 15, does household chores in Bhaishahi village, Bardia, Western Nepal, on 29th June 2012. Pramila eloped and married at 12 and gave birth to Prapti at age 13. She delivered prematurely on the way to the hospital in an ox cart and her baby weighed only 1.5kg at birth. In Bardia, StC works with the district health office to build the capacity of female community health workers who are on the frontline of health service provision like ante-natal and post-natal care, especially in rural areas. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save The Children UK
    suzanne20120629-stc-fp-nepal-0057.jpg
  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190323-LAT-Single_Mothers-0113.jpg
  • May Han does household chores as her daughter, aged 11, studies in their one room flat in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR on March 23rd, 2019. Han, a mainland Chinese national, was married for 6 years to a Hongkongese gambler, finally divorcing him when they were hounded by loan sharks to repay his debts. Since she doesn't have a Hong Kong Resident's permit, she is not allowed to work, and now survives on odd jobs and on her daughter's monthly welfare payments, as her daughter is a citizen of Hong Kong.<br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Pramila Tharu, 15, does household chores in Bhaishahi village, Bardia, Western Nepal, on 29th June 2012. Pramila eloped and married at 12 and gave birth to Prapti at age 13. She delivered prematurely on the way to the hospital in an ox cart and her baby weighed only 1.5kg at birth. In Bardia, StC works with the district health office to build the capacity of female community health workers who are on the frontline of health service provision like ante-natal and post-natal care, especially in rural areas. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save The Children UK
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  • Pramila Tharu, 15, does household chores in Bhaishahi village, Bardia, Western Nepal, on 29th June 2012. Pramila eloped and married at 12 and gave birth to Prapti at age 13. She delivered prematurely on the way to the hospital in an ox cart and her baby weighed only 1.5kg at birth. In Bardia, StC works with the district health office to build the capacity of female community health workers who are on the frontline of health service provision like ante-natal and post-natal care, especially in rural areas. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save The Children UK
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  • Pramila Tharu, 15, does household chores as other children go to school in Bhaishahi village, Bardia, Western Nepal, on 29th June 2012. Pramila eloped and married at 12 and gave birth to Prapti at age 13. She delivered prematurely on the way to the hospital in an ox cart and her baby weighed only 1.5kg at birth. In Bardia, StC works with the district health office to build the capacity of female community health workers who are on the frontline of health service provision like ante-natal and post-natal care, especially in rural areas. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save The Children UK
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  • Pramila Tharu, 15, does household chores as other children go to school in Bhaishahi village, Bardia, Western Nepal, on 29th June 2012. Pramila eloped and married at 12 and gave birth to Prapti at age 13. She delivered prematurely on the way to the hospital in an ox cart and her baby weighed only 1.5kg at birth. In Bardia, StC works with the district health office to build the capacity of female community health workers who are on the frontline of health service provision like ante-natal and post-natal care, especially in rural areas. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save The Children UK
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  • USAID NSV project part time link worker Radhey Shyam (aged 44, centre) praises the procedure as he shows off his 'no sperm certificate', which he received today, 1.5 months after his NSV (7 June 2011). He has 4 children and is very happy about his decision to have an NSV. He decided to do NSV after being approached by Jagroshan Sharma, another part time link worker who works under the tutelage of Dr. Meenal Mehta of USAID. He did NSV because he didn't want his wife to have to spend 3 months in recuperation after a tubectomy as the household chores will be neglected. He also did it because he was spending a lot of money on condoms. Photo by Suzanne Lee / Panos London
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  • USAID NSV project part time link worker Radhey Shyam (aged 44) shows off his 'no sperm certificate', which he received today, 1.5 months after his NSV (7 June 2011). He has 4 children and is very happy about his decision to have an NSV. He decided to do NSV after being approached by Jagroshan Sharma, another part time link worker who works under the tutelage of Dr. Meenal Mehta of USAID. He did NSV because he didn't want his wife to have to spend 3 months in recuperation after a tubectomy as the household chores will be neglected. He also did it because he was spending a lot of money on condoms. Photo by Suzanne Lee / Panos London
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  • Zainab, 10 months, sits on the floor as her mother, Shugufta, 29, goes about her household chores in her temporary shelter in Narbal village, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on 24th March 2015. When the floods hit in the middle of the night, Shugufta and her family had to walk 5 miles to find shelter. Save the Children supported the family with shelter kits, blankets, hygiene items, food and tarpaulin, which they have used to build a temporary shelter next to their crumbled home. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Save the Children
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  • Shanti Adivasi (in white saree), 52, does household chores at home with her family in their housing compound in Manikpur, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India on 4th December 2012.  Shanti used to be a wood gatherer, working with her parents since she was 3, and later carrying up to 100 kg of wood walking 12km from the dry jungle hills to her home to repack the wood which sold for 3 rupees per kg. After learning to read and write in an 8 month welfare course, at age 32, she became a reporter, joining Khabar Lahariya newspaper since its establishment in 2002, and making about 9000 rupees per month, supporting her family of 14 as the sole breadwinner. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Marie Claire France.
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  • 8 months pregnant, 21 year old Jhansi Aitharam carries on with household chores in the courtyard of her house in Ambedkar Nagar, Medak, Telangana, India.
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  • Video Volunteer videojournalist Niru J. Rathod (right), 24, helps her sisters with household chores at their home in Surendranagar, Gujarat, India on 14 December 2012. Niru, the 8th child in a family of 11 girls born to a Dalit construction worker, has been using videography for social change since 2006. She shoots and produces her own short documentaries and is a committed video activist, having conducted hundreds of village video screenings where she also speaks to thousands of men, shattering their ideas about what a woman and a Dalit can do while bringing massive changes to the communities she documents. Photo by Suzanne Lee / Marie Claire France
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