female genital mutilation
- Lori Silberman Brauner
- • February 15, 2016
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It is not often that the word “clitoris” is uttered in public forums of the United Nations. Yet participants in the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation at UN headquarters recently heard that word repeatedly, along with poignant …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Women
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- Barbara Crossette
- • August 11, 2015
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Almost 20 years have passed since the genital mutilation of girls has been outlawed in the United States, but the traditional practice has continued to grow ever faster in recent years with increased immigration from parts of Africa where it …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, Women
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- Barbara Crossette
- • December 23, 2012
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Only four days before Christmas, when many minds were fixated on the year-end holidays, two important steps were taken almost unnoticed to combat female genital mutilation globally, raising hopes that millions of girls might be spared the excruciatingly painful and …
- Categories: Africa, General Assembly, Health and Population, Human Rights, Middle East, Women
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- Amy Lieberman
- • October 12, 2012
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A growing movement within the United Nations to ban female genital mutilation globally has led to the first resolution to be written on the issue in the General Assembly’s Third Committee, which will vote on the matter this month. …
- Categories: Africa, General Assembly, Women
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • March 5, 2012
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Rural women are worse off than their urban counterparts and their male neighbors. They are generally poorer, less educated, discriminated against and left with limited health care choices and jobs, yet they are classic behind-the scene doers, often performing most …
- Categories: Human Rights, Women
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