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Prostitution and Beyond is an edited volume that discusses a spectrum of issues that are pertinent to sex workers in India. These issues have been dealt with on various research platforms before. By collectively presenting these diverse research conclusions, this volume explores the broader interconnectivity of issues that affect women in prostitution. Its objective is to reach a wider audience consisting of both women who are initiated, and those as yet uninitiated into prostitution. This volume takes on the responsibility of countering the negativity that has come to be indelibly associated with any mention of sex workers. This is reflected in the construction of the sections and the choice of papers, group discussions, interviews and commentaries included in this volume. Throughout its four sections of feminist discourse, ethnographic studies, socio-economic legal-health frameworks and cultural reflections, this book draws on the experiences of academicians, activists, researchers and scholars with varied backgrounds.
Women's Movements in India: Do they Include Female Sex Workers? Proceedings of a Live Debate among Women Activists1
Women's Movements in India: Do they Include Female Sex Workers? Proceedings of a Live Debate among Women Activists1
A Panel Discussion
Why didn't the women's movement in India consider sex work or sex workers as an integral aspect of the women's movement? Why are sex workers agitations/movements limited and isolated to sex workers only? Why is the mainstream women's movements’ perspective on sexuality limited to rape, reproductive health, sexual violence, battering and dowry, which are essentially marriage related assaults?
A sex worker operating from a red light area has acute problems related to human rights, police harassments, safety, sanitation, literacy, health and potable drinking water due to the congested nature ...
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