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Women are south Asia’s ‘silent contributors’ – changing that could transform economies

Whether it's selling at a market or working in the home or in the field, south Asian women are contributing to their economies. Florian Augustin/ShutterstockAs a child, I lived with my grandmother in a rural village in Sri Lanka where women often played an active economic role – working in sectors like farming, technology, sewing, household work or some other area.

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