Born amid the chaos of war, Vietnamese women of a certain age learned quickly the value of hard work. Abigail Haworth meets three entrepreneurs for whom such toil has paid off handsomely. Pictures by Nana Chen.

The matrilineal Mandi tribe of Bangladesh practises a custom in which daughters are married to their stepfathers, often as infants. Abigail Haworth meets the spouse-sharing women of Modhupur. Pictures by Eric Rechsteiner.