International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation and cutting. It is dangerous and irreversible, violating basic rights and limiting women and girls’ future opportunities around the world. It perpetuates an attitude that women are property, destined only for marriage and motherhood. Approximately 200 million girls and women alive today have had their genitals mutilated, often leading to long-term physical, psychological, and social consequences. That’s equivalent to every woman and girl in the US and Canada combined.
