After all, it was a poor mountainous area, and as people's interests grew, it was inevitable that there would be some changes. There's no need to elaborate on these trivial matters, especially since she was still a girl—don't talk about gender equality, as long as men can't give birth, men and women will never be equal.
But if she makes it out, then the sky really is the limit for her. At the very least, no one would worry about her getting married and being thought of unfavorably as a girl going out...