They see us as an easy target’

Discrimination and hate crime against Eastern European women living in the UK

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ID15748902
AuthorsLouise Harvey-Golding (University of Sunderland, corresponding author), Carrie Phillips (0000-0002-9779-2686, University of Sunderland), Diane Simpson (0000-0003-4151-6639, University of Sunderland), Julie Smiles (University of Sunderland), Julia Wysocka (University of Sunderland), Michal Chantkowski (University of Sunderland)
Year2024
Volume9
Issue3
Pages368-384
Publication date2024-03-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gender-Based Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2398-6808 • E-ISSN: 2398-6816
PublisherPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/23986808y2024d000000027
OpenAlexW4392639574
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

Anti-immigration sentiment, discrimination and hate crime, against Eastern Europeans in the UK, has increased in recent years. Prior to Brexit, European Union (EU) citizens were afforded free movement, including rights to live and work in the UK, but in 2020, those without residency status, were subject to strict immigration laws and restrictions on living and working in the UK. Research shows that punitive immigration policies have a disproportionate impact on migrant women, increasing their risk of discrimination, exploitation, and gender-based violence. However, while in 2022 the UK government ratified the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, a treaty otherwise known as the ‘Istanbul Convention’, they opted out of Article 59, which specifically protects migrant women. Existing research into discrimination, exploitation, and gender-based violence against migrant women, in the UK, largely focuses on Black and minority ethnic (BME) women. This article reports on findings from a mixed-methods, descriptive study, on the specific experiences of Eastern European women, living in the UK. Findings explore the intersecting gendered and racial discrimination against Eastern European women, in the UK, providing a descriptive account of the distinct forms of gender-based discrimination and violence which they face

Criminology · Hate crime · Political science · Sociology · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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