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“Those feminists haven't come to us, they don't know our reality”: Indian sex workers' narratives of love and power

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Based on a collaborative project with the Sex Workers' Freedom from Injustice Collective (Veshya Anyay Mukti Parishad, otherwise known as “VAMP”) in Maharashtra, India, this article explores sex workers’ narratives on love, life, power and freedom. Sex workers’ own accounts of the joys and difficulties they face in their intimate lives, in and outside work, we suggest here, offer important insights into the way in which they navigate patriarchy and throw fresh light on the questions of power and choice that have been so much at the heart of the sex work/prostitution debate.

Source: Gender Work and Organization

DOI: 10.1111/gwao.13200

Authors: Andrea Cornwall, Sutapa Majumdar

Institutions: King's College London, Krea University

Language: English

Topic: Sex work and related issues

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,650