DWC NIJ VAWA Lightning Talk Panel: Violence Against Women: Studying the Emerging Issue of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

Session Submission Type: Lightning Talk Session

Abstract/Description

Effectively combating violence against women requires identifying new challenges and crafting solutions that keep pace with changing times. This session will present information on efforts to study and address emerging issues, such as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). An estimated 513,000 women are at risk for FGM/C in the US. Worldwide, as many as 140 million girls and women alive today have been cut. FGM/C is often a part of the culture in countries where it is practiced. FGM/C is against the law in the U.S. and many other countries. FGM/C has no health benefits and can cause significant long-term health problems. This lightning talk will present information on several efforts to study and understand FGM/C in the US.

Sub Unit

• Area XVI. Lightning Talks

Division of Special Interest

• Division Session of Interest / Division on Women & Crime

Individual Presentations

• Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting as a Form of Gender-Based Violence - Kate Fox, Arizona State University

• Recognizing Gender-Based Violence Perpetrated in the U.S. - Marieke Brock, Library of Congress

• Estimating the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation in the US - Mary Goodwin, Division of Reproductive Health, CDC

• The HHS Office on Women’s Health (OWH) and Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) - Stephanie Alexander, Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Understanding the US Social and Political FGM/C Landscape - Ghada Khan, US End FGM/C Network

Chair

• Nadine Frederique, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, DOJ

Discussants

• Nadine Frederique, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, DOJ

• Rachel Lovell, Case Western Reserve University