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Ep 297: Alice Evans Studies the Great Gender Divergence

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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The Cultural Valorization of Marriage

Marriage can cultivate hierarchies and inequalities if several conditions are met. The cultural valorization of marriage as the most important end point for a woman means that women can be constantly striving and desperate for that marriage. Dearth of economic opportunities might make women reluctant to leave an abusive marriage. If there's strong social policing women may believe that they they can't exist alone. Even in societies where marriage rates are low it doesn't get you to gender equality.

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