Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital Cutting; gender-based violence; sexism; transphobia; pain and distress; trauma In the UK, FGC is considered child/ sexual abuse and a form of gender-based violence
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Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 6- Solutions…
Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital Cutting; gender-based violence; sexism; life-long pain and distress; miscarriage; maternal mortality; infertility. As discussed in the previous blog, FGC is perpetuated by pro-natalist patriarchal
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Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 5- Defining the FGC ‘problem’…
Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital Cutting; child abuse; sexual abuse; gender-based violence; sexism; infertility This is the fifth part of our blog series on FGC (Female Genital Cutting). FGC
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Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 3- FGC is not circumcision
Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital Cutting; male circumcision; child abuse; sexual abuse; gender-based violence; sexism Hoda Ali highlighted the importance of language when describing FGC. For instance, the Somali
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Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 2- What is FGC?
What is FGC (Female Genital Cutting)? The four different types and why cutting persists despite its obvious harms
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