1. Second, men are equally subject to certain restrictive norms. Sometimes men are forced into marriages against their will. Sometimes they are required to support, or even 'marry', the widows of their deceased brothers. Sometimes a woman leaves her husband and children for months, with nary an excuse or apology. Third, discussions of women's status were often used in the colonial period as justifications for colonial rule;The whole idea of 'ranking' ethnic groups, and men and women, is fraught with troubling implications. First, there is considerable variation within groups, across villages, households and individuals,1940
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