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Title: Female Empowerment and Female Genital Cutting in Egypt, Kenya, Mali, and Nigeria
Citation Type: Conference Paper
Publication Year: 2016
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Abstract: Using Demographic and Health Survey data drawn from IPUMS-DHS for four countries, we study whether particular types of female empowerment are associated with the discontinuation of the female genital cutting (FGC). We employ logistic regression analyses to determine the association of two dimensions of gender empowerment—household decision-making and level of education—on whether or not women had their youngest daughter cut. In addition, to capture the normative framework surrounding FGC in different communities, we measure the percentage of women who believe FGC is necessary for marriage within each of 27 DHS geographic units. While women's education was associated with a decrease in the probability of FGC for daughters in all countries, the effects of the other measures of women's empowerment were more mixed. In a pooled analysis, regional beliefs that FGC is necessary for marriage were positively associated with the decision to have one's youngest daughter cut.
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Authors: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger; Svec, Joseph
Conference Name: PAA
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Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS
Topics: Gender, Reproductive and Sexual Health
Countries: Egypt, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria