FGM remained outlawed in the country due to its dangerous effects on women’s lives The campaign will require mothers to write letters to their daughters about FGM vowing not allow them to be cut.

Kewopa chairperson Leah Sankare said the Maasai community has discarded FGM and wondered why the practice is still prevalent in Kisii and Nyamira counties. The campaign will require mothers to ...

In Kenya, 15 percent of girls have undergone female genital mutilation. Efforts to combat and criminalise the practice are growing, with stricter laws having been in place since 2011. Former ...

It's also known as "female circumcision" or "cutting", and it is child abuse. The NHS states there's no medical reason for this to be done. There are four types of FGM Type 1: Removing part or all ...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It is recognised as a severe ...

“My story won because it was so personal. No one had the connection I had with FGM.” Funds were allocated to develop her story into the documentary film that was then distributed to raise ...

With just two days until election day, join our US correspondents on the road. Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss how the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, could influence the result. Stone ...

It hasn’t always been this way. Before 1980, men consistently voted in higher proportions than women in presidential election years. But since then, women have been the more reliable voter.

When Alex Cooper, the popular podcaster behind “Call Her Daddy,” released her widely discussed interview with Democrat Kamala Harris last month, she revealed she had invited the vice president ...

Men still outnumber female members of Congress. Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders. Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times. Also ...

Adding to Trump’s challenges is a gender gap in early voting. In the seven most contested battleground states, women have cast 55% of ballots so far, while men account for 45%, according to ...

SINGAPORE (November 5, 2024) – Forbes today unveiled its 2024 Asia’s Power Businesswomen list, honoring 20 outstanding female leaders, including several industry veterans who set precedent by ...