A large number of studies both qualitative and quantitative tried to explore barriers to womens education in developing countries. Very few studies explored the reasons for womens low participation particularly in post-secondary education. No research has been conducted exploring womens perceptions about the reasons for womens law participation in post-secondary education in Bangladesh. Using a qualitative methodology and the conceptual framework of open-system theory this study explored womens own perspectives about how multifaceted social subsystems in Bangladesh function to...