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Brick by Brick: Pakistan's Women Strain to Pay Off Debt
<p>Pakistani brick factory worker, comforts her crying daughter at the site of her work in Mandra, near Rawalpindi, Pakistan.</p>
Khurshid Mumtaz, 25, a Pakistani brick factory worker, comforts her crying daughter Haima, 4, while posing for a picture at the site of her work in Mandra, near Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Khurshid and her husband are in debt to their employer the amount of 194,000 rupees (approximately $1940).Muhammed Muheisen / AP
Women have limited opportunities in Pakistan's highly traditional, patriarchal society. Khurshid Mumtaz, 25, a Pakistani brick factory worker, comforts her crying daughter Haima, 4, while posing for a picture at the site of her work in Mandra, near Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Khurshid and her husband are in debt to their employer the amount of 194,000 rupees (approximately $1940).