How does Malala introduce the reader to her world in the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”? What are the roles of women in Malala's culture?

Malala describes in detail the region, the culture, and the people where she lives. For example, she explains that most men of this time and place are sad when a daughter is born. Girls are not revered members of the household. Their only real roles in the family are to prepare meals and have babies.