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Title: | Paradoxes of sex work and sexuality in modern-day Uganda |
Author: | Tamale, Sylvia |
Year: | 2009 |
Periodical: | East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 69-109 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Uganda |
Subjects: | prostitution women legislation gender roles |
Abstract: | Despite being outlawed, sex work in Uganda has boldly endured across time and space, shaped and reshaped by forces such as colonialism, racial and gender supremacy, capitalism and globalization. The author explores and analyses the link between sex work, law and gender roles, and the nexus between labour, desire and female offending. Based on field work conducted in Kampala and Jinja, the author argues that the law on prostitution reinforces gender stereotypes and perpetuates sexual/moral double standards for men and women. She presents data from in-depth interviews and focus group discussions that unravel some of the hidden, complex issues regarding women's sexuality. The author concludes that the offence of prostitution presents a vital tool for the patriarchal state to regulate and control women's sexuality, which must be challenged. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |