Caste in the sex industry
Castes are largely hereditary social classes often emerging around certain professions. Lower castes are associated with professions considered "unclean", which has often included the sex industry. The term Caste-based prostitution,[1][2][3] or Intergenerational prostitution[4] is sometimes used to refer to when women of certain castes are traditionally involved in prostitution. Additionally, the vulnerable socio-economic status of lower caste women leads to a significant percentage of them entering sex work.[5]
Examples
India
It is estimated that a majority of prostitutes in India are of lower caste[citation needed] and a social activist speculated that in India, there might be an estimated 100,000 lower-caste women and girls work in prostitution.[6]
Korea
In pre-modern Korea, the
Nepal
In Nepal, the Badi people are known to be traditionally involved with prostitution.[13][14] After the 14th century, the Badis received land and money for providing concubines to small-time rulers in western Nepal. After 1950, local royalty lost power in a pro-democracy movement. Thus, the Badis saw their clientele disappear, and they eventually turned to prostitution.[15]
References
- ^ a b "A Girl on the Highway". indianexpress.com. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "She was forced into sex work. Now that she's left that behind, she dreams of being a doctor". Public Radio International. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "This Road Leads to Sex Work". The Quint. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-349-48267-2. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Why India's Dalit women are vulnerable to sexual violence". Deutsche Welle. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b "The Indian village where child sexual exploitation is the norm". The Guardian. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b Rana, U., Sharma, D. & Ghosh, D. Prostitution in northern Central India: an ethnographical study of Bedia community. Int. j. anthropol. ethnol. 4, 2 (2020). [1]
- ^ "This Road Leads to Sex Work". Pacific Standard. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Nat Purwa: Where prostitution is a tradition". Al Jazeera. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b "The Indian caste where wives are forced into sex work". Al Jazeera. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b ""India: The Child Sex Highway". Al Jazeera. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ISBN 978-0816652754.
- ^ "Nepal's Badi community finds itself in a bottomless pit of despair". Kathmandu Post. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Caste System Binds Nepalese Prostitutes". The New York Times. 11 April 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Badi women of Nepal are trapped in a life of degradation". Los Angeles Times. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links
- On Caste-based prostitutes in Madhya Pradesh from feminist law archives [2]