article_snippet: On the side, Farah teaches the art of hairdressing to young women, walking alongside young women in young women first steps to become economically independent.
article_snippet: Farah, Fatiya and Zainab are among hundreds of women who are finding a world of options as Farah, Fatiya and Zainab build Farah, Fatiya and Zainab vocational skills and financial literacy.
article_snippet: But Farah, Fatiya and Zainab increased role as earners challenges cultural norms, exposing Farah, Fatiya and Zainab to heightened abuse and violence.
article_snippet: To help this network of women control the income this network of women earn, the Near East Foundation facilitates discussions with male family members about their wives' and daughters' newfound roles.
article_snippet: In the beginning, this network of women were tremendously shy -- this network of women didn't talk," says Hamdan Eliemat, who heads the Bani Hasan Islamic Society, a community organization supporting the women.
article_snippet: Hamdan Eliemat, who heads the Bani Hasan Islamic Society, a community organization supporting the women laughs.
highlights_snippet: She says the effort includes educating men about wives' and daughters' new roles .