Sex Work, Labour, and Empowerment

This book presents an analysis of the concepts of female empowerment and resilience against violence in the informal entertainment and sex industries. It will be an important contribution to the study of citizenship and rights from a non-western angle.

Autorentext

Sutirtha Sahariah is an independent development consultant and researcher focusing on issues of gender, migration, sanitation, human rights, and violence in South Asia. He has previously worked as a freelance journalist and covered stories on human trafficking, gender, and development for The Guardian (UK), the BBC, NewsDeeply, Dutch Public Radio & Television, and NPR.

Inhalt

1. Introduction

2. The Impact of Nepal's Maoist Conflict on Women

3. Social Norms, Masculinity, and Violence

4. Women & Empowerment in Nepal's Sex and Informal Entertainment Industry

5. Resilience of Women in Nepal's Sex and Informal Entertainment Industry

6. Positive Deviance Among Nepal's Sex and Informal Entertainment Workers

7. Peer Networks & Capacity Building

8. COVID-19 and the Human Rights Movement of Sex Workers in Nepal

9. Conclusion