BBC Documentary: Gypsy Child Brides
Ostracised and driven to the margins of society, the Gypsies have become increasingly insular.
One effect has been that they have preserved their ancient culture - isolated, but remarkably intact. It is rich and meaningful certainly, but also locked in time.
In particular it has failed to adapt to contemporary notions of gender equality. If the Romany people are terribly oppressed, their women are doubly so.