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1a Department of International Development, Community, and Environment , Clark University , Worcester , USA.
Culture, Health & Sexuality
|June 7, 2016
Summary
Senegal
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Public Health
- African Studies
Background:
- Senegal has a legal framework for regulating commercial sex work, offering registered sex workers access to social and medical resources.
- Despite legal recognition, sex work is socially condemned in Senegal, leading to marginalization and stigmatization of women in the industry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the social and medical institutions serving registered sex workers in Dakar.
- To highlight the discourses surrounding sex work encountered by women within these institutions and daily life.
- To analyze women's strategies for managing stigma and their impact on social positioning.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study focusing on registered sex workers in Dakar.
- Examination of two key institutions: a medical clinic and a non-governmental organization.
- Analysis of women's lived experiences and narratives regarding stigma and social navigation.
Main Results:
- Registered sex workers face significant social stigma despite legal provisions.
- Women employ diverse strategies, including discretion, deception, and self-assertion, to cope with stigma.
- These strategies paradoxically both reinforce and challenge societal stigmatization of sex work.
Conclusions:
- The Senegalese approach to regulating sex work yields contradictory outcomes, balancing legal frameworks with societal condemnation.
- Registered sex workers navigate a precarious social position, influenced by institutional discourses and personal coping mechanisms.
- Further research is needed to understand the long-term impacts of these regulatory and social dynamics on sex workers' well-being.
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