FGM & Voting rights for Women
How many women and girls have been cut in the 29 countries in Africa?
130 million girls and women.
What is one thing girls were supposedly not aloud to eat during their menstraul cycle?
Vegetable or anything with sugar
How did the Egyptian Arab Spring start?
Mohamed Bouazizi killed himself in January of 2011
What is the Tunisian Arab spring commonly called?
Jasmine Revolution
How many rapes are reported?
1 in 9 cases are reported
Efforts to eradicate FGM are often deemed as what?
‘Western’ or ‘foreign’ by conservative political and religious actors
What did the taboos around menstrual cycles keep women from touching?
water
How did it affect the population?
Displaced more than half of Syrians and killed millions
What caused the Tunisian Arab Spring?
Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself to show the injustice of their country.
What did Sierra Leone create?
Soccer teams for amputees
What reason is given to continue FGM?
To control a woman's sexuality.
What were girls forced to use because they could not afford menstrual products?
rags, socks, notebook paper
Which state was first to grant women professional rights?
Tunisia
How many female presidents has Africa had?
Nine female presidents
What could pay for unmet quotas?
Severed Hands
there is clear support in the _______ for male circumcision in Islam, there is none for FGM/C
Sunna
What does SEVISA Stand for?
Sexual Violence Initiative in Schools program
Why did President Al Sisi denounce Muslim Brotherhood?
for misogyny and because Muslim Brotherhood declined UN proposal to stop violence against women in Egypt
Who was the first female president in the world?
Vigdis Finnbogadottir
How many deaths were there in 2017?
4,300 deaths
What is the age group of women who are cut?
Ages 15 to 49
What countries were mentioned that didn't have enough toilets, inadequate privacy, and inadequate disposal facilities?
Ghana and Nigeria
What did the “Political Project for Future Syria” recognize about women?
women have rights to education, employment, elections to parliamentary, political offices, social rights
How many countries have had more than one women in a high position of executive power?
13 countries
Why did King Leopold II want to control Congo?
To create wealth for himself