ABSTRACT

The paper explores the roles of men in the continuation/abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a migrant minority community in Sweden. The aim is to contribute to the under-researched area of men’s attitudes towards and experiences of FGM, using frameworks on engaging men, feminist theories on men and masculinity, and intersectionality.

It is based on an inductive qualitative design for data collection, including a focus group discussion with 13 male Somali migrants in Sweden. The analysis shows a window of opportunity for involving minority migrant men in prevention and to challenge a minority migrant gender regime. The ambivalent attitudes expressed are based on a will to reflect on roles, a desire to adjust to conflicting social norms and institutional rules, and an interest in the legal, health and medical consequences of FGM.

The paper concludes that successful interventions and involvement need to consider local activism, gendered dynamics, masculinities and empowerment; attempts to eradicate FGM will be more successful if they empower women and men.

摘要

本文探讨了男性在瑞典移民少数群体中继续/遗弃女性生殖器残割（FGM）的作用。其目的是利用有关男性参与的框架，关于男性与男性气质的女权主义理论和交往性，促进对男性对女性外阴残割的态度和经验的研究不足的领域。

它基于用于数据收集的归纳定性设计，包括与瑞典的13名索马里男性移民进行的焦点小组讨论。分析显示了让少数民族移民男子参与预防和挑战少数民族移民性别制度的机会之窗。所表达的矛盾态度是基于反思角色的意愿，适应冲突的社会规范和制度规则的愿望以及对女性外阴残割的法律，健康和医疗后果的兴趣。

本文的结论是，成功的干预和参与需要考虑地方行动主义，性别动态，男子气概和赋权；消除女性外阴残割的尝试如果能够增强男女的权能，将会更加成功。