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Exploring Roma CSO’s Work on Empowering Reproductive Choices among Roma Women and Girls in Serbia

Hansson, Alice LU (2022) MIDM19 20221
Department of Human Geography
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
Abstract
Reproductive choice, one’s ability to make informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use, and reproductive health care, is not a given. Empowerment is considered a tool for improving women’s ability to make reproductive choices. However, it is a very context-specific approach needing contextual pathways of change. This thesis aims to investigate how Roma CSOs in Serbia work with reproductive empowerment of Roma women and girls. To understand their approaches, intersectionality, and empowerment theory help unpack the challenges Roma women face in making reproductive choices. Such a description provides an analysis of why they are facing them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Roma CSO and a document analysis... (More)
Reproductive choice, one’s ability to make informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use, and reproductive health care, is not a given. Empowerment is considered a tool for improving women’s ability to make reproductive choices. However, it is a very context-specific approach needing contextual pathways of change. This thesis aims to investigate how Roma CSOs in Serbia work with reproductive empowerment of Roma women and girls. To understand their approaches, intersectionality, and empowerment theory help unpack the challenges Roma women face in making reproductive choices. Such a description provides an analysis of why they are facing them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Roma CSO and a document analysis of SRH workshop material for Roma women and girls. It was found that the challenges Roma women and girls face in making reproductive choices are based on lack of resources, agency, and critical consciousness. Intersecting factors based on external racial discrimination, class, and gender inequalities shapes Roma women's challenges in enhancing resources, decision-making, and engaging in critical consciousness. Approaches of Roma CSOs derived from such a standpoint, using strategies for working with the challenges from a multi- and intersectional perspective, escaping condemning their own culture. (Less)
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author
Hansson, Alice LU
supervisor
organization
course
MIDM19 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Empowerment, Intersectionality, Serbia, Roma women, reproductive choice, Civil Society Organizations
language
English
id
9098973
date added to LUP
2022-09-14 13:35:38
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2022-09-14 13:35:38
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  abstract     = {{Reproductive choice, one’s ability to make informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use, and reproductive health care, is not a given. Empowerment is considered a tool for improving women’s ability to make reproductive choices. However, it is a very context-specific approach needing contextual pathways of change. This thesis aims to investigate how Roma CSOs in Serbia work with reproductive empowerment of Roma women and girls. To understand their approaches, intersectionality, and empowerment theory help unpack the challenges Roma women face in making reproductive choices. Such a description provides an analysis of why they are facing them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Roma CSO and a document analysis of SRH workshop material for Roma women and girls. It was found that the challenges Roma women and girls face in making reproductive choices are based on lack of resources, agency, and critical consciousness. Intersecting factors based on external racial discrimination, class, and gender inequalities shapes Roma women's challenges in enhancing resources, decision-making, and engaging in critical consciousness. Approaches of Roma CSOs derived from such a standpoint, using strategies for working with the challenges from a multi- and intersectional perspective, escaping condemning their own culture.}},
  author       = {{Hansson, Alice}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Exploring Roma CSO’s Work on Empowering Reproductive Choices among Roma Women and Girls in Serbia}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}