Excision, the second type of female genital mutilation is the removal of the clitoris and the labia minora. ... The most severe form of female genital mutilation is known as infibulation. ... "Female genital mutilation is most often performed between the ages of four and ten years, although in some communities it may be practiced on infants or postponed until just before marriage (Joel E. ... Objective information should include some explanation of the female genital anatomy, as well as its functions. ... Female genital mutilation has become a real problem in Africa over the last century. ...

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People are born female or male, but learn to be women and men. ... But in all cultures, gender determines power and resources for females and males. ... A World Bank report concluded that reducing gender inequality leads to falling infant and child mortality, improved nutrition, higher economic productivity and faster growth. ... Talking about gender is talking about roles which brought based on sex distiction between male and female. ... But in native Indian, women appear as a female ruler because it was believed women have greater strength than men. ...

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Males weigh twice as much as females. ... Every band includes one Silverback, a few females, and their young. ... Relationships among females are relatively weak. ... Female gorillas groom their offspring, one another, and the Silverback. ... Infants, whose natural behavior is to chase anything that moves, will go out of their way to avoid chameleons and caterpillars. ...

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In the past four decades life expectancy has increased by some 20 years, while the infant mortality rate has fallen by more than half. ... In the poverty stricken country of Azerbaijan females are treated as second class citizens. ...

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