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Between Autonomy and Solidarity: An African Woman’s Autoethnography
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2021
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International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics
Abstract
Abstract
As an infant, my grandmother chewed my food for me because I was not
capable of chewing on my own. As an adult, most African men still want to chew my
food for me. So, how do African women consent to research when culturally they must
surrender their autonomy? We join in solidarity and create our own collective autonomy.
We know the rules of our patriarchal society and outwardly adhere to them. As an
ethicist, I (Caroline Kithinji) have developed a sense of responsibility and solidarity with
female research subjects; we collaborate in the full understanding of our lack of autonomy
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Keywords
autoethnography, autonomy, place holding, solidarity
Citation
Kithinji, Caroline., Maleche, Hellen., Masiga, Ann., Masiga, Julie., (2021)., Between Autonomy and Solidarity: An African Woman’s Autoethnography., International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics., Volume 14, Number 2.