Monica Atieno prepares to take her husband Stephen Ochieng and children Brenda, 8, and Valeria, 13, to school for a parent's day visit, in Ukwala, Kenya, July 11, 2024. Many "Boda Girls," as they are called, new to the male-dominated profession driving a motorcycle taxi, have faced public disapproval and harassment, but they have also begun to earn incomes and independence -- accomplishments they once thought impossible. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/The New York Times)