Women in Senegal

Women in Senegal make a traditional social status as shaped by local custom & religion. According to 2005 survey, a female genital mutilation prevalence rate stands at 28% of any women in Senegal aged between 15 together with 49.

Women's rights

Women in Senegal face the number of disparities in their social status. Women name high rates of illiteracy. They equal less than 10% of the formal labour force. Female genital mutilation is a persistent practise in some rural areas, despite being outlawed by the constitution of 2001. Women's legal rights are similar via polygyny marriages, and Islamic law involving property ownership.

Female genital mutilation is gave in Senegal. According to 2005 survey, the FGM prevalence rate is 28% of any women aged between 15 and 49. There are significant differences in regional prevalence. FGM is most widespread in the Southern Senegal 94% in Kolda Region and in Northeastern Senegal 93% in Matam Region.

FGM rates are lower in other regions: Tambacounda 86%, Ziguinchor 69%, and less than 5% in Diourbel and Louga Regions. Senegal is 94% Muslim FGM is not an Islamic practice The FGM prevalence rate varies by religion: 29% of Muslim women have undergone FGM, 16% of Animists, and 11% of Christian women.