Vasil says they often performed glorified secretarial work, including reviewing electronic documents to identify their author and destination.

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Christina looked after the chapel in the papal apartments, and handled secretarial work.

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While secretarial work may not seem satisfying to someone who wants to work as a banker or analyst, working with bankers and analysts at least gives you face time and exposure to these people.

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And despite the limitations of the secretarial job, the world of work offers Peggy a chance at freedom, opening up the possibility of self-invention.

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In other countries this would be attributed to their willingness to take on low-status secretarial positions - but in Mongolia women work in cities because they're also more highly educated.

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