Betraying Their Daughters: Women’s Roles in Female Genital Mutilation (2009)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Ashley Kim Stewart
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To understand why women perpetuate FGM,especially on their own children
Study Population: NA
Findings: Female genital mutilation has been identified in this report as being a symptom of the larger problem of the oppression and inequality of women,universally. When women are given alternatives to needing to be circumcised to marry,or alternatives to having to get their daughters married off in order for them to survive,then they take them,indicating that the elimination of FGM is something that they desire. Finally,a more holistic approach to the anti-genital mutilation movement was proposed,in order to attempt to offer a bigger impact than has been achieved thus far,in reducing the prevalence of FGM.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Not specified
Country(ies):Not specified