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!['We [women] should stick together and work hard in order to find our place and survive our hardship. Maybe in the time of our children, the situation will be fixed, maybe not. The only thing that matters is that we were the ones to take the first steps.' (© Marinka Masséus)](https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/01/Marinka_Masseus-MyStealthyFreedom-Iran10-400x250.jpg "'We [women] should stick together and work hard in order to find our place and survive our hardship. Maybe in the time of our children, the situation will be fixed, maybe not. The only thing that matters is that we were the ones to take the first steps.' (© Marinka Masséus)")
