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Women’s Rights Advocates Condemn DOJ Decision to Not Defend Female Genital Mutilation Law

By Editors at Women's eNews ● In Case You Missed It... ● April 25, 2019

Without the Equal Rights Amendment protecting women’s rights, courts can roll back the laws Congress passes.

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Education Saves Teen From Early Marriage, Hardship

By Jackline Peche ● Culture ● October 28, 2016

With the help of her brother, Jackline escaped a forced marriage to a rescue center full of girls from similar situations. There, they formed a sisterhood and began their path to education.

Teen Questions Why Education Isn’t Enough for Kenyan Girls

By Mary Mukami ● Teen Voices ● June 8, 2016

Teen Mary Mukami knows that the key to success for women in her country is education. But what she doesn’t understand is girls' own inability to keep their eye on the prize.

French Team's Post-FGM Holistic Services Include Surgery

By Léa Bouchoucha ● Politics ● March 28, 2016

This clinical team is known for its surgeries to repair the clitoris. But its services for survivors of FGM are much more. “We treat the whole mutilation with its emotional, social and psychologic impact,” says a pioneering surgeon.

In France, FGM is Reason to Fear Homelands, Seek Asylum

By Léa Bouchoucha ● Crime & Law ● March 7, 2016

The country is a magnet for female immigrants from Eritrea, Nigeria, Somalia, Guinea and Ethiopia. Thousands of women from these countries have fled FGM and help define what it means to be a refugee in Europe.

Doctors Push Controversial Strategy to Fight Female Genital Mutilation

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● February 22, 2016

The compromise would allow “minimal” forms of the ritual cutting of girls' genitalia in hopes of upholding religious and cultural beliefs while reducing the harm.

Girls Bolt to Safe House to Avoid FGM

By Barbra Emily & Mercy Wanja ● Health & Science ● October 7, 2015

For writer Barbra Emily, not seeing her family is a small price to pay for escaping female genital mutilation, a practice undergone by 27 percent of women in Kenya, the World Health Organization reports.

Kenyan Teen Fights Tradition, Escapes FGM

By Anonymous ● Health & Science ● October 8, 2014

The writer escaped female genital mutilation because her teacher and village chief helped her fight the family tradition.

Senegalese Rapper Uses Powerful Voice to Fight FGM

By Anne K. Ream ● Crime & Law ● June 7, 2014

Sister Fa was cut at the age of 3 in a public ceremony, a moment that changed the course of her life. Now she uses her music and star power to bring attention to the procedure, says Anne K. Ream in this excerpt from “Lived Through This.”

Minnesota OKs Workplace Bills; Asian LBT Targeted

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● May 16, 2014

Minnesota's governor approved a package of bills aimed at improving conditions for women in the workplace. Also this week, a report shows that lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in some Asian countries are encountering abuse and discrimination without any protection of the state.