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We won’t eradicate FGM if we keep misunderstanding its history (Opinion)

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by Sada Mire, The Guardian, Mon 9 Mar 2020 19.00 AEDT Over the last century there have been numerous global resolutions, and FGM is now acknowledged internationally as a human rights violation. It has been criminalised in several western nations, including the UK, and in 19 African countries, FGM carries some sort of penalty. Media campaigns have helped. And grassroots organisations in the west...

New study shows Americans are having sex less often, especially young people

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San Diego State University,  7 March 2017 According to a new study published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior today, Americans who were married or living together had sex 16 fewer times per year in 2010-2014 compared to 2000-2004. A critical factor appears to be birth cohort, with later-born generations having sex less often than those born earlier in the 20th century. Read more here...

AMAZE: a new sex ed video series

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Advocates for Youth, Answer and Youth Tech Health (YTH), September 2016 Advocates for Youth, Answer and Youth Tech Health (YTH) have launched AMAZE an online sexual education resource aimed specifically at 10-14 year olds. They have created a series of videos which aim to be humorous and engaging while helping young people learn about sex & relationships. The idea being reinforced is...

The Truth About Abstinence-Only Programs

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Accurate, balanced sex education – including information about contraception and condoms – is a basic human right of youth. Such education helps young people to reduce their risk of potentially negative outcomes, such as unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Such education can also help youth to enhance the quality of their relationships and to develop decision-making...

Women suffer the myths of the hymen and the virginity test

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The Conversation, 15 December 2014, 10.29am AEDT
The Indonesian public lambasted the Indonesian police after Human Rights Watch released a report that police conducted “virginity tests” on female applicants in the police recruitment process.
But few have questioned yet the most dubious aspect of this harrowing practice: the validity of the test itself.
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How is our sexuality education meeting students’ needs?

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Education Today, 2014 Vol 14 (3) Term 3 Authors: Anne Mitchell and Pamela Blackman A national survey of the sexual health of Australian secondary students has been carried out approximately every five years since 1992, each survey wave funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. In the latest iteration, new questions were added about use of the internet, technology, and social...

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