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Community, Work and Family: Perspectives from the Global South

Contextualizing women’s empowerment frameworks with an emphasis on social support: a study in rural, South India

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Pages 1-20 | Received 27 Aug 2020, Accepted 15 Jan 2021, Published online: 02 Feb 2021

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