International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

‘Left-behind’ women of migrant-men: Rethinking agency and autonomy of women in rural Bangladesh

Main Uddin
  • Main Uddin
  • Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jagannath University, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 17 November 2021
  •  Accepted: 05 January 2022
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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