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Gender issues

Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa: ineffective policies and persistent inequalities

March 14, 2021December 14, 2020 Valeria Cetorelli, Ben Wilson, Ewa Batyra and Ernestina Coast

Africa, cutting, female genital mutilation, Gender issues, Health, mutilation

Using nationally representative data from Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, Valeria Cetorelli, Ben Wilson, Ewa Batyra and Ernestina Coast examine whether national policies banning female genital mutilation/cutting … Read more

Gender issues

Present and future of female genital mutilation/cutting in Europe

March 14, 2021June 25, 2018 Livia Elisa Ortensi

Africa, Asia, cutting, Europe, female genital mutilation, Gender issues, Health, mutilation, Women, world

Although previously unknown among natives in EU28, the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting is a present concern for European policymakers. As many as 500,000 foreign-born girls and women in Europe … Read more