User:Daisyslay/Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

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Bibliography[edit]

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

Owolabi Bjälkander, Donald S. Grant, Vanja Berggren, Heli Bathija, Lars Almroth, "Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone: Forms, Reliability of Reported Status, and Accuracy of Related Demographic and Health Survey Questions", Obstetrics and Gynecology International, vol. 2013, Article ID 680926, 14 pages, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/680926
- This is a research article that stated the different forms of FGM/C defined by the WHO, along with the study to figure out their status based on reported FGM/C and observed.^[1]
WILLIAMS-BREAULT, B. D. (2018). Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Human Rights-Based Approaches of Legislation, Education, and Community Empowerment. Health and Human Rights, 20(2), 223–234. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26542074
- This journal explains the different approaches that the United Nations has gone about dealing with FGM/C. They took into consideration the cultural impact, the historical significance, and the non-cultural and non-historicl reasons of the FGM/C practices. Through the understanding of the previous list, they provide documented and researched recommendations on how to leave FGM/C in the past.^[2]
McFerson, H. M. (2011). Women and Post-Conflict Society in Sierra Leone1. Journal of International Women's Studies, 12(4), 127-147. https://northernkentuckyuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/women-post-conflict-society-sierra-leone1/docview/887283478/se-2
- This journal shows research on how women are treated and regarded in society after the civil war in Sierra Leone from multiple factors. It explains the tradition and ritual, Bondo, of FGM/C and how it is deeply woven into their society.^[3]

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Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
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Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
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Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
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References[edit]

^ Bjälkander, Owolabi; Grant, Donald S.; Berggren, Vanja; Bathija, Heli; Almroth, Lars (2013). "Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone: Forms, Reliability of Reported Status, and Accuracy of Related Demographic and Health Survey Questions". Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2013: 1–14. doi:10.1155/2013/680926. ISSN 1687-9589.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ Williams-Breault, Beth D. (2018). "Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Human Rights-Based Approaches of Legislation, Education, and Community Empowerment". Health and Human Rights. 20 (2): 223–234. ISSN 1079-0969.
^ McFerson, Hazel (2013-01-03). "Women and Post-Conflict Society in Sierra Leone". Journal of International Women's Studies. 13 (1): 46–67. ISSN 1539-8706.

Outline of proposed changes[edit]

I plan on adding to the legality and cultural reasons of female genital mutilation / cutting. The Health and Human Rights article will help me with the legality/legal section of the article, because it provides ways that countries have tried preventing it. Along with explaining how knowing the culture and traditions are imperative to know in order to implement said laws and policies. The Journal of International Women's Studies will aid in the cultural significance of FGM/C within African, and more specifically Seirra Leone's, society. It explains the Bondo tradition, its' importance, and that it is a big part of their culture. The Obstetrics and Gynecology International journal will help with the cultural aspect as well, since it provides research on how FGM/C is reported and/or of women's observed status. It helps with seeing the accuracy in how many women have gone through FGM/C in the society. In the main page it doesn't have much on legislation of FGM/C in Sierra Leone, these three articles will help with explaining why there are complications with implementing laws/policy, the cultural and non-cultural reasons for FGM/C, and the prevalence.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] Bjälkander, Owolabi; Grant, Donald S.; Berggren, Vanja; Bathija, Heli; Almroth, Lars (2013). "Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone: Forms, Reliability of Reported Status, and Accuracy of Related Demographic and Health Survey Questions". Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2013: 1–14. doi:10.1155/2013/680926. ISSN 1687-9589.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[2] Williams-Breault, Beth D. (2018). "Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Human Rights-Based Approaches of Legislation, Education, and Community Empowerment". Health and Human Rights. 20 (2): 223–234. ISSN 1079-0969.

[3] McFerson, Hazel (2013-01-03). "Women and Post-Conflict Society in Sierra Leone". Journal of International Women's Studies. 13 (1): 46–67. ISSN 1539-8706.

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