Aiello Emilia, Khalfaoui Andrea, Torrens Xavier, Flecha Ramón
Department of Sociology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
Faculty of Education and Sport, University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 2;19(9):5524. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095524.
COVID-19 has exacerbated the vulnerability of the Roma communities in Europe. However, these communities have a strong sense of resilience, and the role of Roma women must be highlighted since they have historically nurtured solidarity networks even in the most challenging situations.
A particular action organized by a Roma Association of Women is analyzed: the Roma Women Students' Gathering (RWSG, or gathering). In its 19th edition, this democratic space aimed at tackling the challenges the pandemic has raised and its impact on the Roma communities.
The 19th RWSG, which was the first one held online, was inductively analyzed to gain a deeper understanding of the key aspects that the Roma women highlight when they organize themselves.
RWSG generates optimal conditions where Roma women identify the challenges affecting their community and, drawing on the dialogues shared, agree on strategies to contest them. RWSG also enhanced solidarity interactions that enabled the conquering of the virtual space, transforming it into an additional space where the Roma could help each other and thus better navigate the uncertainties unleashed by COVID-19. Key features of the Roma culture emerged in these spaces of solidarity, such as protecting the elderly and prioritizing community wellbeing rather than only the individual's preferences.
Roma women play a key role in weaving an organized response to the uncertainty derived from COVID-19, and connecting them to the public sphere, potentially achieving social and political impacts.
新冠疫情加剧了欧洲罗姆社区的脆弱性。然而，这些社区具有很强的复原力，必须突出罗姆女性的作用，因为她们历来即使在最具挑战性的情况下也能培育团结网络。
分析罗姆女性协会组织的一项特别行动：罗姆女学生聚会（RWSG，即聚会）。在其第19届活动中，这个民主空间旨在应对疫情带来的挑战及其对罗姆社区的影响。
对第19届RWSG（这是首次在线举办的一届）进行归纳分析，以更深入地了解罗姆女性在组织活动时所强调的关键方面。
RWSG创造了最佳条件，使罗姆女性能够识别影响其社区的挑战，并借鉴所分享的对话，就应对这些挑战的策略达成一致。RWSG还加强了团结互动，使她们能够征服虚拟空间，将其转变为罗姆人可以相互帮助的额外空间，从而更好地应对新冠疫情引发的不确定性。在这些团结空间中出现了罗姆文化的关键特征，比如保护老年人以及将社区福祉置于个人偏好之上。
罗姆女性在构建对新冠疫情引发的不确定性的有组织应对方面发挥着关键作用，并将她们与公共领域联系起来，有可能产生社会和政治影响。
