TY - GEN
T1 - Gender Equality in Abrahamic Circumcision
T2 - Why or Why Not?
AU - Shweder, Richard A.
AU - Sia Ahmadu, Fuambai
AU - Kamau, Tatu
AU - Earp, Brian D.
AU - Jacobs, Allan J.
AU - Londoño Sulkin, Carlos David
AU - Rozin, Seth B.
AU - Padela, Aasim I.
AU - Hehir, Bríd
AU - Rogers, Juliet
AU - Rosman, Michael E.
AU - Shell-Duncan, Bettina
AU - Gruenbaum, Ellen
AU - Ahmed, Samira A.
AU - Cohen, Shaye J. D.
A2 - Bergom Lunde, Ingvild
A2 - Johnson, Matthew Thomas
PY - 2022/2/1
Y1 - 2022/2/1
N2 - This issue emerges more than 40 years after the initiation of zero-tolerance global campaigns to end all forms of female genital cutting (FGC). The practice of cutting female genitalia without medical necessity is commonly referred to as ‘female genital cutting’, ‘female genital mutilation’ and/or ‘female circumcision’. Sometimes, the term ‘girl circumcision’ is used in order to make a distinction between the childhood and adulthood genital cutting of females. The practice is commonly categorised into four types by the World Health Organization: type I – cutting of the outer clitoris; type II – the partial or total removal of the outer clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora; type III/infibulation – narrowing the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal, with or without removal of the outer clitoris; and type IV – all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. A body of research from a range of fields shows that in contemporary hegemonic public discourse, the acceptable way of talking about, interpreting and comprehending the practice is through a framework of condemnation (Hauge, 2012; Shell-Duncan et al, 2016; Hodzic, 2017; Lunde, 2020).
AB - This issue emerges more than 40 years after the initiation of zero-tolerance global campaigns to end all forms of female genital cutting (FGC). The practice of cutting female genitalia without medical necessity is commonly referred to as ‘female genital cutting’, ‘female genital mutilation’ and/or ‘female circumcision’. Sometimes, the term ‘girl circumcision’ is used in order to make a distinction between the childhood and adulthood genital cutting of females. The practice is commonly categorised into four types by the World Health Organization: type I – cutting of the outer clitoris; type II – the partial or total removal of the outer clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora; type III/infibulation – narrowing the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal, with or without removal of the outer clitoris; and type IV – all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. A body of research from a range of fields shows that in contemporary hegemonic public discourse, the acceptable way of talking about, interpreting and comprehending the practice is through a framework of condemnation (Hauge, 2012; Shell-Duncan et al, 2016; Hodzic, 2017; Lunde, 2020).
M3 - Special issue
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 244
JO - Global Discourse: An interdisciplinary journal of current affairs
JF - Global Discourse: An interdisciplinary journal of current affairs
SN - 2326-9995
PB - Bristol University Press
ER -