Ima Keithel: The World’s Largest Women-Run Market“媽媽集市”——世界上最大的婦女經(jīng)營集市

At first glance， Ima Keithel is much like any other market. Lines of vendors are here from dusk until dawn， eagerly flogging everything from fresh fruit to fish and fabrics. But after walking through its huge network of more than 5，000 stalls spread across three multi-story buildings and a sea of surrounding tin shacks， one unique aspect becomes hard to ignore： every single trader， without exception， is a woman. “We are just like family， we’re sisters，” says Meilani Chingangbam， a 65-year-old who has been selling religious ritual products like incense and shrine decorations at the market since 2002. “It’s a beautiful place to work. Everyone is trusting and kind.”

乍一看，伊瑪·基塞爾集市和其他集市差不多，一排排攤販從黎明到黃昏在這里熱情兜售著各色商品——從新鮮水果到魚和織物，應(yīng)有盡有。（剩余7957字）