... of the practices entail damage to or removal of healthy tissues. Yet, for most people, the term "mutilation- connotes purposeful harm and is tantamount to an allegation of evil intent. Female circumcision, however, incongruously parallels the practice to male circumcision, a practice generally considered nonmutilating. Thus, trivializing the amount of pain and damage brought on by the procedure, placing it ... patriarchal values. This is something no one could change overnight. Thus, gradual changes with in the culture must take place. This includes, but is not limited to, the banning of...

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... Corea et al. 1987; Hammer and McFerran 1988). In many parts of Asia, infanticide "the killing of infants "is relatively common and is more likely to happen to female children (Korbin 1983) ."" It is difficult to know why women are treated differently, it is deeply rooted in ... parliament and other levels of power structures, has sharply decreased. Many women refuse to participate in electoral contests fearing unequal and biased reactions to female candidates. The post-Soviet Central Asian states already have experience of quotas, the abandonment of which brought a reduction in the numbe...

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