Institutionalizing the Intersectionality between Gender and Ethnicity in Romania: The Case of Roma Women
(2014) JAMM04 20141Department of Law
- Abstract
- The current research addressed the daily reality of Roma women from multiple perspectives. The paper gradually revealed the sociological challenges that the individuals must face and the way the state undertook the responsibility to intervene by means of law and policies in relation to the human rights system.
The findings were based on relevant legal and policy documents, multidisciplinary literature and studies which were corroborated and interpreted, but also complemented by the author's personal knowledge.
The social situation of Roma women was found to be in strong opposition with the principles provided by the human rights system, the patriarchy and stereotyping attitudes strictly establishing their subordinated status in society.... (More) - The current research addressed the daily reality of Roma women from multiple perspectives. The paper gradually revealed the sociological challenges that the individuals must face and the way the state undertook the responsibility to intervene by means of law and policies in relation to the human rights system.
The findings were based on relevant legal and policy documents, multidisciplinary literature and studies which were corroborated and interpreted, but also complemented by the author's personal knowledge.
The social situation of Roma women was found to be in strong opposition with the principles provided by the human rights system, the patriarchy and stereotyping attitudes strictly establishing their subordinated status in society. Nevertheless, the state, but also other entities, fail to tackle the particular intersectional discrimination faced by Roma women. Neither the legal instruments, nor the policy incentives succeeded so far in addressing the discrimination originated at the crossroad between gender and ethnicity, leaving Roma women ‘prey’ to specific vulnerabilities.
Besides its goal to increase the stakeholders’ awareness on intersectional discrimination practiced against Roma women, the research might have also opened new perspectives for effectively approaching the inclusion of the general Roma minority by focusing on women. (Less)
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- author
- Grigorovici, Madalina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- JAMM04 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- human rights, gender, ethnicity, minority, Roma, women, intersectional discrimination, affirmative action, social inclusion
- language
- English
- id
- 4538660
- date added to LUP
- 2014-09-19 15:55:45
- date last changed
- 2014-09-23 10:56:36
@misc{4538660, abstract = {{The current research addressed the daily reality of Roma women from multiple perspectives. The paper gradually revealed the sociological challenges that the individuals must face and the way the state undertook the responsibility to intervene by means of law and policies in relation to the human rights system. The findings were based on relevant legal and policy documents, multidisciplinary literature and studies which were corroborated and interpreted, but also complemented by the author's personal knowledge. The social situation of Roma women was found to be in strong opposition with the principles provided by the human rights system, the patriarchy and stereotyping attitudes strictly establishing their subordinated status in society. Nevertheless, the state, but also other entities, fail to tackle the particular intersectional discrimination faced by Roma women. Neither the legal instruments, nor the policy incentives succeeded so far in addressing the discrimination originated at the crossroad between gender and ethnicity, leaving Roma women ‘prey’ to specific vulnerabilities. Besides its goal to increase the stakeholders’ awareness on intersectional discrimination practiced against Roma women, the research might have also opened new perspectives for effectively approaching the inclusion of the general Roma minority by focusing on women.}}, author = {{Grigorovici, Madalina}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Institutionalizing the Intersectionality between Gender and Ethnicity in Romania: The Case of Roma Women}}, year = {{2014}}, }