Sexuality and poverty: a case study of sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
(2009) MIDM70 20091LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- The emerging focus on sexuality in development thinking has provided an opening for sex work issues to be included in the development framework. Unequal gender power relations restrict women’s employment opportunities and sex work becomes the best option out of very little choices. However, sexuality norms and beliefs have stratified sex work as ‘unacceptable’. As a result, sex workers face a wide range of challenges that prevent them from enjoying a full quality of life.
This paper investigates the sex worker’s experience of poverty based on their unaccepted sexuality. Using the approach of poverty multidimensionality in the case of sex workers in Kampala, Uganda, it demonstrates that sexuality has an interactive relationship with... (More) - The emerging focus on sexuality in development thinking has provided an opening for sex work issues to be included in the development framework. Unequal gender power relations restrict women’s employment opportunities and sex work becomes the best option out of very little choices. However, sexuality norms and beliefs have stratified sex work as ‘unacceptable’. As a result, sex workers face a wide range of challenges that prevent them from enjoying a full quality of life.
This paper investigates the sex worker’s experience of poverty based on their unaccepted sexuality. Using the approach of poverty multidimensionality in the case of sex workers in Kampala, Uganda, it demonstrates that sexuality has an interactive relationship with poverty. It employs a combination of qualitative research methods to capture the lived experience of poverty. (Less)
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- author
- Leiper, Devi LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIDM70 20091
- year
- 2009
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Uganda, sex worker poverty, sex work, sexuality and development
- language
- English
- id
- 1435186
- date added to LUP
- 2009-08-14 13:24:26
- date last changed
- 2010-05-07 13:16:05
@misc{1435186, abstract = {{The emerging focus on sexuality in development thinking has provided an opening for sex work issues to be included in the development framework. Unequal gender power relations restrict women’s employment opportunities and sex work becomes the best option out of very little choices. However, sexuality norms and beliefs have stratified sex work as ‘unacceptable’. As a result, sex workers face a wide range of challenges that prevent them from enjoying a full quality of life. This paper investigates the sex worker’s experience of poverty based on their unaccepted sexuality. Using the approach of poverty multidimensionality in the case of sex workers in Kampala, Uganda, it demonstrates that sexuality has an interactive relationship with poverty. It employs a combination of qualitative research methods to capture the lived experience of poverty.}}, author = {{Leiper, Devi}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Sexuality and poverty: a case study of sex workers in Kampala, Uganda}}, year = {{2009}}, }