Female genital mutilation
- What issues drive female child marriage and circumcision in Ethiopia?
- J. Boyden; A. Pankhurst; Y. Tafere / Young Lives, 2013
- Focusing on Ethiopia, this paper explores local perspectives on female child marriage and circumcision. Both practices are widespread in Ethiopia and reflect deep-rooted patriarchal and gerontocratic values regulating women’s re...
- Factors associated with Female Genital Mutilation in Burkina Faso and its policy implications
- International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) usually undertaken between the ages of 1-9 years and is widely practised in some parts of Africa despite it being illegal in almost every country. Several factors have been associated with an increased ...
- Genital mutilation causes high rates of psychiatric disturbances for girls in Iraq
- J.I. Kizilhan / European Journal of Psychiatry, 2011
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iraq has been brought to public attention by several human rights organisations since 2003. This study investigates the mental health status of young girls after genital mutilation in Northern Iraq. ...
- Female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso
- B. Karmaker; N. Kandala; D. Chung / BioMed Central, 2011
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practiced in some parts of Africa, although it can cause immediate complications (pain, bleeding and infection) and delayed complications (sexual, obstetric, psychological problems). This arti...
- Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in The Gambia
- A. Kaplan; S. Hechavarría; M. Martín / Reproductive Health, 2011
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many Sub-Saharan African countries. The objective of this study is to perform a first evaluation of the mag...
- International efforts to abandon female genital mutilation and cutting in Africa
- N.J. Diop; M. Malmström; F. Moneti / United Nations Population Fund, 2011
- The objective of the ‘UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) Accelerating Change’ is to contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C in 17 African countries. This annual report is sought to...
- The Grandmother Project
- The Grandmother Project (GMP) is an international development organisation working globally to improve the health and well being of women and children. Areas of focus: Maternal and child nutrition and health Early childhood development Water and sanitation Education Female genital mutilation...
- Legal reform for protecting women’s rights in the MENA
- S. Zuhur / Women for Women's Rights - New Ways, Turkey, 2005
- The women’s movements in the MENA and the Islamic world are increasingly demanding equality. Despite the theoretical and spiritual quality of women in Islam, Muslim women, children, and slaves were (and are) not equal to men eit...
- Stopping violence against women: a handbook for development practitioners
- United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary. This handbook, intended primarily f...
- How can girls be protected from abuse? Contributions from an international online discussion
- C. Schuepp / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2006
- This report presents an overview of a four-week online discussion on the rights of the girl child, conducted in 2006, drawing heavily on direct quotes from participants’ contributions. The discussion covered three main topics, an...
- What issues drive female child marriage and circumcision in Ethiopia?
- J. Boyden; A. Pankhurst; Y. Tafere / Young Lives, 2013
- Focusing on Ethiopia, this paper explores local perspectives on female child marriage and circumcision. Both practices are widespread in Ethiopia and reflect deep-rooted patriarchal and gerontocratic values regulating women’s re...
- Factors associated with Female Genital Mutilation in Burkina Faso and its policy implications
- International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) usually undertaken between the ages of 1-9 years and is widely practised in some parts of Africa despite it being illegal in almost every country. Several factors have been associated with an increased ...
- Genital mutilation causes high rates of psychiatric disturbances for girls in Iraq
- J.I. Kizilhan / European Journal of Psychiatry, 2011
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iraq has been brought to public attention by several human rights organisations since 2003. This study investigates the mental health status of young girls after genital mutilation in Northern Iraq. ...
- Female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso
- B. Karmaker; N. Kandala; D. Chung / BioMed Central, 2011
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practiced in some parts of Africa, although it can cause immediate complications (pain, bleeding and infection) and delayed complications (sexual, obstetric, psychological problems). This arti...
- Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in The Gambia
- A. Kaplan; S. Hechavarría; M. Martín / Reproductive Health, 2011
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many Sub-Saharan African countries. The objective of this study is to perform a first evaluation of the mag...
- International efforts to abandon female genital mutilation and cutting in Africa
- N.J. Diop; M. Malmström; F. Moneti / United Nations Population Fund, 2011
- The objective of the ‘UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) Accelerating Change’ is to contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C in 17 African countries. This annual report is sought to...
- Legal reform for protecting women’s rights in the MENA
- S. Zuhur / Women for Women's Rights - New Ways, Turkey, 2005
- The women’s movements in the MENA and the Islamic world are increasingly demanding equality. Despite the theoretical and spiritual quality of women in Islam, Muslim women, children, and slaves were (and are) not equal to men eit...
- Stopping violence against women: a handbook for development practitioners
- United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary. This handbook, intended primarily f...
- How can girls be protected from abuse? Contributions from an international online discussion
- C. Schuepp / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2006
- This report presents an overview of a four-week online discussion on the rights of the girl child, conducted in 2006, drawing heavily on direct quotes from participants’ contributions. The discussion covered three main topics, an...
- Eradicating harmful traditional practices against girls
- B. Ras-Work / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2006
- Harmful traditional values and practices are a root causes for discrimination and violence against girls. This paper explores initiatives taken by the Inter-African Committee (IAC) to eradicate long accepted forms of violence, includi...
- The Grandmother Project
- The Grandmother Project (GMP) is an international development organisation working globally to improve the health and well being of women and children. Areas of focus: Maternal and child nutrition and health Early childhood development Water and sanitation Education Female genital mutilation...
