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24 May 2021 at 4:14 pm
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By denying girls and women equal opportunities to education and social activities, reinforcing discriminatory attitudes and stereotypes that make girls submissive, limiting their career options, and also normalising domestic violence.
Limiting Mercy’s access to equal decision over their family resources and choices for educating her children especially her daughter Angel, unequal division of family responsibilities leading to burdensome /unpaid care work and stress causing mental stress and physical fatigue.