TY - JOUR AU - Akweongo, Patricia AU - Jackson, Elizabeth F. AU - Appiah-Yeboah, Shirley AU - Sakeah, Evelyn AU - Phillips, James F. PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/01 TI - It’s a woman’s thing: gender roles sustaining the practice of female genital mutilation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana JO - Reproductive Health SP - 52 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM/C) in traditional African societies is grounded in traditions of patriarchy that subjugate women. It is widely assumed that approaches to eradicating the practice must therefore focus on women’s empowerment and changing gender roles. SN - 1742-4755 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01085-z DO - 10.1186/s12978-021-01085-z ID - Akweongo2021 ER -