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Department of Anthropology

Outputs

Son preference in the UK

Research briefing and suggestions for policy-makers
Spring 2019

Research briefing and suggestions for policy-makers

Research briefing including key findings and suggestions for policy-makers based on ßÏßÏÊÓƵ qualitative research project exploring generational changes in family decision-making, son preference and gender expectations among South Asian communities in the UK.


April 2019

Submission of qualitative research evidence on access to contraception among women of Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani origin in England

Submitted to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health (APPG SRH) as part of their cross-party . 


November 2018

Community Consultation

ßÏßÏÊÓƵ team presented findings to key research participants. We discussed how to most appropriately make meaningful changes around gender equality in local communities, law, the teaching of relationships and sex education (RSE), and health services. This event was supported by an Impact Acceleration Award, granted by the Sussex.


June 2018

Sex-selective abortion and son preference: A global public health consultation

ßÏßÏÊÓƵ team hosted a consultation to present preliminary research findings and to engage policy-makers and healthcare practitioners with the sexual and reproductive health concerns of women from Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani origin. This event was supported by an Impact Acceleration Award, granted by the Sussex.


April 2018

ßÏßÏÊÓƵ Centre for Migration Research Seminar Series

Culture, Rights & Mobilities: Contested views on sex-selective abortion in the UK 

ßÏßÏÊÓƵ team presented preliminary findings from the first phase of the qualitative research study to a migration-focused audience. The discussion generated with the audience informed our approach in the subsequent phase of research.


Spring 2018

Research Briefing

ßÏßÏÊÓƵ qualitative research project exploring generational changes in family decision-making, son preference and gender expectations among South Asian communities in the UK. 


December 2017

Submission of qualitative research evidence on prenatal sex-selective abortion in India and the UK  

Submitted to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health (APPG PDRH). Acknowledged in , 'Who Decides? We Trust Women: Abortion in the Developing World and the UK.


July 2017


Global Public Health

Maya Unnithan and Sylvie Dubuc