It's a woman's thing: gender roles sustaining the practice of female genital mutilation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana

• मुख्य लेखकों: Patricia Akweongo (लेखक), Elizabeth F. Jackson (लेखक), Shirley Appiah-Yeboah (लेखक), Evelyn Sakeah (लेखक), James F. Phillips (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract Introduction The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM/C) in traditional African societies is grounded in traditions of patriarchy that subjugate women. It is widely assumed that approaches to eradicating the practice must therefore focus on women's empowerment and changing gender...