FEMME

-J. Gilbert.

The unending battle of womanhood

Right from time, although not definite and conclusive as to permit a firm reference, it is believed that FGM practice began in Africa as long as the continent itself.
Female genotype mutilation, which involves the partial or total removal of the external genotype component of a female being, or other form of injuries to the female genotype organs for none medical reasons through the use of blade.

This is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers who play other roles in communities such as child birth , although health care providers performs FGM too due to the erroneous belief that it is saver when carried out medically .
Globally, this practice is recognized as a violation of human right of girls and women. Hence, the prohibition of the practice by health professionals according to WHO orders. This practice is predominant in Africa, Asia and the middle east. According to unicef in estimation in 2016, 200 million women living today in thirty countries – 27 Africa countries, Indonesia, iragi kurdisan and yemen have undergone the procedure
       Due to the fundamental and germaine reasons that female genetal mutilation intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genetal organs for none medical reasons, it can cause complication in child birth and increased of new born deaths and the fact that it is a violation of the human right of girls and women. Matter-of –factly, it is suggested that the practice is rooted in gender inequality. It is mostly initiated and carried out by women, who see it as a source honor and fare that failing to have their daughters and granddaughters will expose the girls to socials exclusion some reports suggest. However as a result of it numerous health effects there have been international effort since the 1970s to persecute practitioner to abandoned FGM, in fact, it has been proscribed or highly restricted in most of the countries in which it helped out at all. Since 2010, the United Nations has called upon health care providers to stop performing all forms of the procedure including reinfibulaton after child birth.

Albeit the opposition to FGM practices is not without it antagonists, particularly from among anthropologist who have raised questions about cultural relativism and the universality of human right.
       Generally there are four major type of female genital mutilation. They are: type 1 or clitoridectomy ; which is the partial or total removal of the clitoris. This is followed by the type 2 also called excision; the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora.   The third is type 3 often referred to as infibulations, which is narrowing of the vaginal opening by putting up a covering stich. The fort and last one which is called type 4 include all other harmful procedure to the female genitalia for none medical reasons. To some up, female genital mutilation has no benefit whatsoever, only harm. Therefore, increased awareness can be a panacea to minimizing it, if not bring it to a halt. The same way, intensified advocacy can do a lot in highlighting the ills Girl child and Womanhood at large are subjected to. Female genial mutilation is indeed, an unending battle for the soul of Womanhood.