Preface; Introduction; Demography and epidemiology of FGM; Socio-economic analysis; Perceptions and beliefs over time; Men, women and power; Clinical issues; Legislation and governance; Prevention - formal approaches; Prevention - communities; Prevention - information and education; Prevention - social services and multi-agency work; UK politics and the media; Will FGM in the UK be eradicated in a decade?; Further reading; Multimedia resources; Organisations; Appendix; Index.
Biography
Hilary Burrage is a consultant sociologist and journalist, also advising the Guardian newspaper on FGM. Earlier in her career Hilary was a university Research Associate in community health and a college Senior Lecturer in health and social care. Community engaged, and with grounded board-level and national experience of regeneration, science, health, environmental issues, politics and culture, Hilary has worked and collaborated in many contexts, from Liverpool via London to Prague and New York. A former AFS (American Field Service) Scholar, Hilary is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
“Hilary Burrage has written the most definitive book ever on FGM. An invaluable tool to help eradicate it worldwide. A personal triumph.” - The Guardian
“…Outraged at ineffective child protection, Burrage provides a comprehensive, scholarly yet accessible guide - among the best ever to deal with FGM - to professionals and all people of conscience.” - Tobe Levin von Gleichen, Harvard University, USA and University of Oxford, UK
“The best book ever written about the sensitive subject of FGM” - Sayydah Garrett, Pastoralist Child Foundation
“The standpoint of the book is that FGM must be condemned but that to end it we must understand it fully. It therefore rejects cultural relativism but it also reaches out for cultural understanding. This is vitally important book for all who are concerned with this important area of child protection.” - Dr Steve Watkins, Director of Public Health for Stockport
