Examining Intersections Between Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting And Social Oppressions: A Mixed Methods Study
NEWEST REPORT
Examining Intersections Between Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting And Social Oppressions: A Mixed Methods Study is the second report in the Critical Intersections Research Project; it focuses on the results of a mixed-methods survey distributed to over 100 participants.
Research findings reinforce themes from our initial report and add new intersections to the conversation.
The report is divided into three sections:
The body of work also includes recommendations for cross-sector collaboration that can uplift the larger themes of inequity at play and intersectional work involving the mission to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C):
- Ensure resources, terminology, and information on and about FGM/C is accessible, equitable, and does not reinforce unequal systems of power.
- Implement programming that addresses the intersectional needs of survivors from diverse backgrounds.
- Create opportunities for building a foundation to support crosscollaboration across social justice movements, including introductory activities, education initiatives, and training programs, before seeking cross-collaboration with other social justice movements and cross-sector funding.
- Initiate and facilitate brainstorming sessions for legitimate opportunities for synergistic collaboration led by intersectional organizations.
- Uplift more equitable systems of funding that prioritize community based organizations working with practicing communities, using a bottom-up approach.
- Consider the nuance of geographic location, particularly in regard to local laws and cultural acceptability of various social justice issues when seeking potential partnerships and crosscollaboration.
- Recognize the strength of diverse approaches to framing FGM/C, as opposed to the exclusive use of a single label, for anti-FGM/C work and collaborations with other movements.
- Consider interpersonal challenges, including discrimination within practicing communities, when framing the topic with survivors and generating approaches to ending FGM/C.
HISTORY
In 2022, Sahiyo initiated the Critical Intersections Research Project based on a popular 2021 webinar Critical Intersections: AntiRacism and Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C)
The webinar examined the effects of racism on FGM/C survivors and the movement to end FGM/C. This expanded research project similarly seeks this topic with the following questions:
Upon initiating this project, Sahiyo discovered that in addition to systemic racism, several other factors of the human experience intersect with FGM/C to tell a larger story of critical intersections. Our initial project aims expanded to include:
Examining the Current State of Critical Intersections: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions
Identifying current understandings of critical factors intersecting with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is helpful to be able to both outline the gaps in our knowledge and understand how they impact the work being done to end FGM/C globally. This body of work, which is the first initiative of the Critical Intersections Research Project, established an important foundation for further exploration of the topic and has informed the creation of our subsequent quantitative and qualitative research.
Sahiyo compiled an extensive body of works on the topic of oppressions intersecting with FGM/C, including peer-reviewed literature, editorials, opinion pieces, reviews, and social media communications, to better understand how intersectionality comes across within the movement to end FGM/C. From this review, we produced a set of themes commonly found when it comes to discussions around FGC and intersectionality.
The report is organized around seven core themes that intersect with FGM/C and interact with each other to create a complex picture:
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