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== Female genital mutilation == == Female genital mutilation ==
According to a ] report of 1995, 60 percent of Chadian women had been subject to ]. The report notes that these procedures are "deeply rooted in tradition" and are " usually performed on girls as a part rite of passage into womanhood" It is equally common amongst Muslims, Christians and "animists". Adult women generally are not exposed to this procedure..<ref name="USDoS-20010601">{{cite web|url=http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/chad/usdos01_fgm_Chad.pdf|title=Chad: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)|date=1 June 2001|publisher=US Department of State|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> According to a ] report of 1995, 60 percent of Chadian women had been subject to ]. The procedure is a traditional rite of passage as a girl moves into adulthood and it is followed regardless of religious orientation. It is equally common amongst Muslims, Christians and ]s. Those who attain adulthood without being mutilated generally avoid it for life.<ref name="USDoS-20010601">{{cite web|url=http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/chad/usdos01_fgm_Chad.pdf|title=Chad: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)|date=1 June 2001|publisher=US Department of State|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref>


== Gender Gap Report == == Gender Gap Report ==

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Chad is a Central African landlocked country. Women in Chad are the mainstay of its predominantly rural-based economy and they outnumber the men.

Female genital mutilation

According to a United Nations report of 1995, 60 percent of Chadian women had been subject to female genital mutilation. The procedure is a traditional rite of passage as a girl moves into adulthood and it is followed regardless of religious orientation. It is equally common amongst Muslims, Christians and animists. Those who attain adulthood without being mutilated generally avoid it for life.

Gender Gap Report

In 2012, the World Economic Forum ranked Chad among the worst regions in their Global Gender Gap Report.

References

  1. "Rural Poverty in Chad". Rural poverty portal. International fund for agricultural development. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. "Chad: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)" (PDF). US Department of State. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages: report
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