Being a Girl in Jieng Society (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780648502890)

In Jieng societies, being a girl has always meant serving family, culture, and tradition. Jieng women are frequently oppressed, denied rights to education, conditioned to fulfil household and care responsibilities, and made victims of male violence. But Jieng society is changing. In ancient tribes that are beginning to understand the important social value of women, what does it really mean to be born a girl?