
Culture and Women: When Tradition Becomes a Tool of Control
Culture and women are closely linked, but tradition becomes control when social expectations deny women equal freedom, choice and autonomy.
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Culture and women are closely linked, but tradition becomes control when social expectations deny women equal freedom, choice and autonomy.

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