Women’s Empowerment as It Relates to Attitudes Towards and Practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting of Daughters: An Ecological Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys From 12 African Countries

Women’s Empowerment as It Relates to Attitudes Towards and Practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting of Daughters: An Ecological Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys From 12 African Countries

Background: Women’s empowerment may play a role in shaping attitudes towards female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) practices. We aimed to investigate how empowerment may affect women’s intention to perpetuate FGM/C and the practice of FGM/C on their daughters in African countries.Materials and m...

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Main Authors: Carolina V. N. Coll, Thiago M. Santos, Andrea Wendt, Franciele Hellwig, Fernanda Ewerling, Aluisio J. D. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
Subjects:
empowerment
gender equality
social norms and community influence
female genital muitilation
inequalities
violence against women
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.685329/full

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