Monica Atieno, who trained for hundreds of hours to become a motorcycle taxi driver -- a "Boda Girl," as they are called -- travels along a road at dusk in the town of Ukwala, Kenya, July 10, 2024. Many Boda Girls, new to a male-dominated profession, have faced public disapproval and harassment, but they have also begun to earn incomes and independence they once thought impossible. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/The New York Times)