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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fertility centre websites are a key sources of information on medically assisted reproduction (MAR) for both infertile people and the general public. As part of a global fertility market, they are also a window to attract potential future patients. They give formal and practical information but in the way the information is displayed, they also convey social representations, and in particular, gender representation in its intersectional dimension. The objective is to analyse the sex, class and race representations regarding reproduction and parenthood that are embedded in the content of fertility centre websites in eight European countries.

Methods

The 5 most visible fertility centres that appeared in the first places on Internet search were selected for each coun

SUBMITTER: Rozee V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11490993 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature