Men stay at home while women move out: new trends of mobility to China amongst Bamenda grassfield women (Cameroon)
This article examines the mobility of women from the Bamenda Grassfields to China. Prior to the improvement in road and air transport, men had always been seen as those who move out and thus the breadwinners in the family. However, there is an increasing shift from this paradigm and recently with ad...
Main Author: | Walter Gam Nkwi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Hradec Králové
2014-06-01
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Series: | Modern Africa |
Online Access: | http://edu.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/144 |
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