New interest in the virgjinesha inspires us to re-post our coverage from 2012. Rigid gender roles often inspire creative solutions.  Families in Afghanistan, for example, when they have all girls, often pick a daughter to pretend to be a boy until puberty.  The child can then run errands, get a job, and chaperone “his” sisters … Continue reading The “Sworn Virgins” of Albania: Social Rules and Accommodations