Sigrid Vertommen is a Belgian postdoctoral researcher at King's College London into the political economy of global fertility chains.

Her research focuses on transnational surrogacy between Israel / Palestine and Georgia from a feminist perspective on reproductive labor. She's a member of the editorial board of Lava Magazine, and is also involved in the Slow Science network and the Eye on Palestine Arts and Films Festival in Belgium. She is a member of the Women's Strike Assembly in London. 

Sigrid Vertommen

Basic information

Name
Sigrid Vertommen
Title
Researcher
Expertise
Health care, global fertility chains
Country
United Kingdom
City
London

Supported projects

Boss of your own belly

  • Social affairs
  • Healthcare

ISRAEL/PALESTINE/GEORGIA - This article aims to map the thriving surrogacy business between Israel and Georgia, with particular attention to the role of women in this increasingly global and more lucrative baby business.

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