The Women of Sierra Leone

Lee Karen Stowe, a photojournalist based out of the UK, is doing some interesting work on the women of Sierra Leone, West Africa. The country was torn apart by civil war in 2002, and as a result, women are struggling to regain ground in the pursuit of rights and equalities. Many of these women lack adequate healthcare and education, die in childbirth, suffer violence and live in poverty. The documentary project, titled "42" documents the lives of these women, whose average life expectancy is 42.

http://www.leekarenstow.com/