TY - JOUR
T1 - Cutting through complexity
T2 - An intersectional analysis of female genital cutting in Indonesia
AU - Jaya, Vimala Asty F.T.
AU - Kim, Yanghee
AU - Kang, Minah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/5/1
Y1 - 2024/5/1
N2 - Female genital cutting (FGC) in Indonesia is still prevalent, and it is increasingly prevalent in urban than in rural areas. This study analyzed the prevalence of FGC in Indonesia and the urbanization and medicalization of FGC practices. Specifically, it addresses the critical questions of how urbanization affects the prevalence of FGC, why the medicalization of FGC became prevalent in urban areas, and how it proceeded with the commercialized form of FGC. This study reviews the existing literature and analyses secondary data from government survey reports and policy documents to answer these questions. The results indicate that the high prevalence of FGC in Indonesia is caused by the complexity of the ambiguity of the government's stance and policy towards FGC and the influence of the actors involved in FGC practices, such as the government, religious organizations, and medical professionals. Hence, legal measures and comprehensive and culturally sensitive strategies are needed to abandon FGC practices in Indonesia.
AB - Female genital cutting (FGC) in Indonesia is still prevalent, and it is increasingly prevalent in urban than in rural areas. This study analyzed the prevalence of FGC in Indonesia and the urbanization and medicalization of FGC practices. Specifically, it addresses the critical questions of how urbanization affects the prevalence of FGC, why the medicalization of FGC became prevalent in urban areas, and how it proceeded with the commercialized form of FGC. This study reviews the existing literature and analyses secondary data from government survey reports and policy documents to answer these questions. The results indicate that the high prevalence of FGC in Indonesia is caused by the complexity of the ambiguity of the government's stance and policy towards FGC and the influence of the actors involved in FGC practices, such as the government, religious organizations, and medical professionals. Hence, legal measures and comprehensive and culturally sensitive strategies are needed to abandon FGC practices in Indonesia.
KW - Female genital cutting
KW - Indonesia
KW - Medicalization
KW - Urbanization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85190126703&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102906
DO - 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102906
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85190126703
SN - 0277-5395
VL - 104
JO - Women's Studies International Forum
JF - Women's Studies International Forum
M1 - 102906
ER -