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Structural gendered racism as conceptualized by immigrant women in the United States.
Samari, Goleen; Wurtz, Heather M; Abularrage, Tara F; Sharif, Mienah Z.
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  • Samari G; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: samari@usc.edu.
  • Wurtz HM; Anthropology Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; Research Program on Global Health & Human Rights, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Abularrage TF; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Sharif MZ; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice and Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Soc Sci Med ; 351 Suppl 1: 116396, 2024 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38825373
ABSTRACT
RATIONALE Immigrants represent a rapidly growing proportion of the population, yet the many ways in which structural inequities, including racism, xenophobia, and sexism, influence their health remains largely understudied. Perspectives from immigrant women can highlight intersectional dimensions of structural gendered racism and the ways in which racial and gender-based systems of structural oppression interact.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aims to show the multilevel manifestations of structural gendered racism in the health experiences of immigrant women living in New York City.

METHOD:

Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted in 2020 and 2021 with 44 cisgender immigrant women from different national origins in New York City to explore how immigrant women experienced structural gendered racism and its pathways to their health. Interviews were thematically analyzed using a constant comparative approach.

RESULTS:

Participants expressed intersectional dimensions of structural gendered racism and the anti-immigrant climate through restrictive immigration policy and issues related to citizenship status, disproportionate immigration enforcement and criminalization, economic exploitation, and gendered interpersonal racism experienced across a range of systems and contexts. Participants weighed their concerns for safety and facing racism as part of their life course and health decisions for themselves and their families.

CONCLUSIONS:

The perspectives and experiences of immigrant women are key to identifying multilevel solutions for the burdens of structural gendered racism, particularly among individuals and communities of non-U.S. national origin. Understanding how racism, sexism, xenophobia, and intersecting systems of oppression impact immigrant women is critical for advancing health equity.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Investigación Cualitativa / Emigrantes e Inmigrantes Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Soc Sci Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Investigación Cualitativa / Emigrantes e Inmigrantes Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Soc Sci Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido