Female Genital Cutting
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A stepping stone approach to mitigating harmful social norms
Can an intermediate, less severe action serve as a stepping stone to eliminating a harmful norm? Research on female genital cutting in Somalia suggests that the intermediate action risks becoming the new norm.
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Economic conditions influence female genital cutting decisions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Some families delay or abstain from cutting their daughters during a drought, but the opposite can happen too–it depends on local traditions