When you live in a culture where the birth of a boy is celebrated and the birth of a girl is mourned, why NOT pretend to be a boy?
It happens more than you might think in present-day Afghanistan.
Girls are presented to the world as boys, getting a taste of freedom and respect in a place that has almost none for women.
explores the phenomenon.
Journalist Jenny Nordberg covered the story for the New York Times and wrote the book. She joins us.
