She was given a boy's name, dressed like a boy and given all the privileges of a boy. Why? Were there more like her out there in Afghan society? That's the story Nordberg set out to discover. As it turns out, it's actually a fairly common phenomenon in Afghanistan where choosing to pass off a daughter as a son can provide the family with many benefits, as long as that child is returned to her true gender before puberty. After all, the girl's virginity is still her sole worth and the family's only bargaining chip in this patriarchal society.