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What Are You Carrying? (3m 34.3s)

One of the puzzles of the developing world is how much of the hard, physical labor is done by women. In eastern Congo, the Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof learned first hand how difficult a woman's burden can be.

 

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  • What Are You Carrying?
    One of the puzzles of the developing world is how much of the hard, physical labor is done by women. In eastern Congo, the Op-Ed columnist Nicholas......
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