article_snippet: the village chief told me to come back the next day so that the village chief can have time to mobilize the women, as well as give the women proper notice of the proposed discussion.
article_snippet: When I came back the next day, the "women" had indeed gathered waiting for me.
article_snippet: However I noticed that the "women" were not women, as such.
article_snippet: the "women" were... kids.
article_snippet: I said to the village chief "I was hoping to talk to women and not to kids or girls, as I don't think women would understand much about inheritance.
article_snippet: the village chief response was, "but these are our women; look, these have babies with these and these are all married.
article_snippet: After asking, I found the girls' ages ranged from 13 to 18, with two being 24.