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The crisis of gender equality : the Norwegian newspaper debate on female genital cutting

Verfasst von: Teigen, Mari [weitere]
in: Nora
Oslo: 2009 , 256 - 272 S.

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Einrichtung: Ariadne | Wien
Verfasst von: Teigen, Mari; Langvasbråten, Trude
In: Nora
Jahr: 2009
Sprache: Nicht einzuordnen
Beschreibung:
This article examines how tensions between feminism and multiculturalism conflate in a media debate on female genital cutting. The following questions are addressed: how is gender equality problematized, in what ways is the gender equality approach challenged, and what are the main solutions to prevent female genital cutting. The empirical analysis is based on the newspaper debate that followed the Norwegian Broadcasting Company's (NRK) documentary on female genital cutting in June 2007. The findings of our study do not support a claim that gender equality would be challenged by accommodations to multiculturalism. Our conclusion is that it is difficult to disconnect policy-making aimed at combating female genital cutting from the processes of stigmatization. Rather, by advocating the type of measure that is the most contested by the actors of ethnic minority organizations, the proponents for adopting routines of genital examination ultimately contribute to a problematic pattern, where the political debate about the situation within ethnic minority groups is run and dominated by the majority.
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