36 years old Amarzaya, a mother of three, lives with her husband and her bedridden mother-in-law. She has to stay at home to provide care to her young daughters (two-year old and four-year old) as well as her mother-in-law.

Tsolmon lives with her husband and two children. She studied financial management at Sanko University and started her family before graduating. She stayed at home for five years straight after giving birth to her daughter in 2012.

Bayanbaatar graduated from Ikh Zasag University with a law degree. He was unable to find an employment, even though he was actively seeking a job for two years after graduation.

Khaliun lives with her two children and husband. She got introduced to books when she was seven years old as she would be left in the provincial library during her mother’s workday.