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What changes did the new marriage law make?
Women could now receive legal equality: They could hold property and seek divorce.
The paying of dowries or bride-prices was forbidden as was child marriage: women had to be 18 years old before they could marry
Marriages could not result from coercion: free will was required
What statistics suggested that the New Marriage Law and propaganda was effective?
Between 1946 and 1949 18.6% of marriage had a bride who was aged 16-17 but by 1958-65 this had dropped to 2.4%.
What problems id the New Marriage law cause for men?
Men who had paid a bride-price expected to be able to reap an economic reward from their marriage and they were extremely upset
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