One woman's battle against Pacific cultural norms to leave her 20-year marriage

Sistas, Let's Talk
08/10/2021 7 min
One woman's battle against Pacific cultural norms to leave her 20-year marriage

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In order to leave her ex-husband, Agnes Mek had to fight against bride price, discrimination and expectations of women from both sides of her marriage.

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