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Involving men: The multiple meanings of female genital mutilation in a minority migrant context
Örebro University, School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences. (Centre for Feminist Social Studies)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7822-4563
Örebro University, School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5591-4975
2020 (English)In: NORA: Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, ISSN 0803-8740, E-ISSN 1502-394X, Vol. 28, no 4, p. 287-301Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The paper explores the roles of men in the continuation/abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a migrant minority community in Sweden. The aim is to contribute to the under-researched area of men’s attitudes towards and experiences of FGM, using frameworks on engaging men, feminist theories on men and masculinity, and intersectionality.

It is based on an inductive qualitative design for data collection, includ-ing a focus group discussion with 13 male Somali migrants in Sweden. The analysis shows a window of opportunity for involving minority migrant men in prevention and to challenge a minority migrant gender regime. The ambivalent attitudes expressed are based on a will to reflect on roles, a desire to adjust to conflicting social norms and institutional rules, and an interest in the legal, health and medical consequences of FGM.

The paper concludes that successful interventions and involvement need to consider local activism, gendered dynamics, masculinities and empowerment; attempts to eradicate FGM will be more successful if they empower women and men

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Taylor & Francis, 2020. Vol. 28, no 4, p. 287-301
Keywords [en]
complicity, engaging men frameworks, female genital mutilation, gendered violence, intersectionality, minority migrant men, oppositionality
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Gender Studies
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Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-83445DOI: 10.1080/08038740.2020.1786164ISI: 000552894100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85088595818OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-83445DiVA, id: diva2:1445015
Available from: 2020-06-22 Created: 2020-06-22 Last updated: 2023-12-08Bibliographically approved

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