Bangladesh is a global poster child when it comes to improving women’s status in the developing and the Muslim worlds. But a recent amendment to the country’s marriage law threatens its progress.
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Professor in Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of Public Engagement, University of Kent
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Director, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent
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Health Policy and Health Economics researcher and a Honorary Researcher at the Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent
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Lecturer in law, University of Kent
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Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Kent
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Adjunct Professor of Conservation, University of Kent
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Researcher, University of Kent
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Mahasiswa doktoral, University of Kent
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Reader in Cyber Security, University of Kent
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kent
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kent
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Professor of Heritage, University of Kent
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Doctoral Researcher (Social Theory, Military Affairs, Technology), University of Kent
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Student Success, University of Kent
