Ronan Van Rossem|Dominique Meekers|Anastasia J. Gage
Women's position and attitudes towards female genital mutilation in Egypt: A secondary analysis of the Egypt demographic and health surveys, 1995-2014
Ghent University|Tulane University|Tulane University
female genital mutilation fgm still widespread egyptian society strongly entrenched local tradition culture strong link position women eradicate practice major attitudinal change required improvement social position women prerequisite study examines relationship egyptian womens social positions attitudes towards fgm investigates whether spread antifgm attitudes related observed improvements position women time changes attitudes towards fgm tracked using data egypt demographic health surveys 1995 2014 multilevel logistic regressions used estimate 1 effects indicators womans social position attitude towards fgm 2 whether effects change time literate better educated employed women likely oppose fgm initially growing opposition fgm related expansion womens education lately opposition fgm also seems spread segments egyptian society improvement womens social position certainly contributed spread antifgm attitudes egyptian society better educated less traditional women heart change formed basis antifgm sentiment spread wider segments egyptian society