Journal Articles Reproductive Health Year : 2024

Reflecting sex, social class and race inequalities in reproduction? Study of the gender representations conveyed by 38 fertility centre websites in 8 European countries

Virginie Rozée
Anna de Bayas Sanchez
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Michaela Fuller
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María López-Toribio
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J.A Ramón-Soria
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José Miguel Carrasco
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Kristien Hens
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Joke Struyf
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Francisco Güell
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Abstract

Fertility centre websites are a key sources of information on medically assisted reproduction (MAR) for both people undergoing MAR and the general public. As part of a global fertility market, they may also be a window to attract potential future patients. In this context, they convey formal and practical information but also, through their content, narratives and visuals, social representations. The objective is here to analyse the gender representations of reproduction and parenthood that the 38 European fertility centres under study convey through the texts and images they display on their websites. Each centre details its services and techniques according to the social and legal provisions in force in its country. However, on all the websites studied, the fertility centres demonstrate a strong gendered representation, including in terms of social class and race. MAR, and through it the project of having a child and procreative work, is presented as a matter for white, cisgender and heterosexual women, thus fueling stratified reproduction and limiting reproductive justice.
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hal-04782172 , version 1 (14-11-2024)

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Virginie Rozée, Anna de Bayas Sanchez, Michaela Fuller, María López-Toribio, J.A Ramón-Soria, et al.. Reflecting sex, social class and race inequalities in reproduction? Study of the gender representations conveyed by 38 fertility centre websites in 8 European countries. Reproductive Health, 2024, 21 (150), ⟨10.1186/s12978-024-01890-2⟩. ⟨hal-04782172⟩
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