by roz | Aug 4, 2023 | article, black women, civil liberties, culture, Human Rights, mental health, Race Issues, Society & Culture, Women's Health
Introduction Recently, there have been alarming incidents of racially motivated violence in words and deeds. Individuals from marginalised communities, particularly Black women, have been subject to unjustified aggression and trauma. The case of a Black...
by roz | Mar 9, 2017 | Women's Health
IWD led me to think about the joy of motherhood. It’s probably the most beautiful thing in the world and the scariest. I’m not sure which part I dread the most. The idea of pushing something so big out of an area so small. Or being responsible for another...
by roz | Feb 7, 2017 | Women's Health
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is also called cutting because external female genitalia is cut away. There is no medical reasons for it and occurs without anesthetic. It happens to baby girls and even adult women. Some have been in childbirth at the time....
by roz | Feb 1, 2017 | Women's Health
In many countries, there is a culture or tradition of cutting away areas of female genitalia or otherwise damaging it. FGM (Female genital mutilation) is a culturally sensitive subject. The practice has been handed down for centuries and is part of rites of passage...
by roz | Apr 7, 2016 | Women's Health
Cutting female genitalia, without a medical reason, is called Female Genital Mutilation [FGM] and it is rife in Africa, as is child marriage. The two are usually linked. Hidden behind the banner of ‘culture’ FGM and child marriage is really about controlling the...
by roz | Feb 8, 2015 | Women's Health
FGM is child abuse. It forces girls into a future of pain from the moment they are cut. There are four types FGM; Type 1: The clitoris or clitoral hood is partially or fully removed (also known as clitoridectomy) Type 2: As well as the clitoris, the labia minora are...