Rural women suffer double discrimination even in the development process.
It was eight in the evening when we wended our way towards the community canter with torches in our hand. As we neared the canter, we could hear sounds of lessons being read out loud. Somehow this reminded me of my long-gone schooldays and my heart warmed to the sound of reading. When we reached the canter we saw a group of three or four women sitting outside the doorway, peering at their books in the light of the lantern. We were pretty impressed by what we thought was obviously some group work the women were engaged in outside the body of the main class.