Selling Sex in Kenya Gendered Agency Under Neoliberalism

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Neo-liberal transformations and gender in Kenya; 3. Gendered livelihoods and 'bargaining with patriarchy'; 4. Selling sex in Mombasa; 5. Dreams and strategies of women selling sex; 6. A vicious circle: work-related dangers and obstacles for exiting sex work; 7. Connecting global and local: Kenyan state, NGOs and the sex worker movement; 8. Conclusions: gendered limits of agency in a neo-liberal world.

About the author

Eglė Česnulytė is Lecturer in Politics and International Development in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) at the University of Bristol and Deputy Director of the Gender Research Centre at the University of Bristol. Her research has been published in journals including Development and Change, Review of African Political Economy and New Political Economy.

Summary

Exploring gendered agency under neoliberalism by contextualising and historicising contemporary debates on sex work, Egle Cesnulyte features primary accounts from women selling sex in Kenya, arguing that their role in our understanding of gender and agency in today's neoliberal structures is crucial.

Product details

• Authors: Eglė Česnulytė, Egle Cesnulyte, Egle (University of Bristol) Cesnulyte, Egl¿ ¿Esnulyt¿
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 29.02.2020
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9781108494052
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49405-2
• Pages: 192
• Subjects: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Kenya, Gender & the law, African History, Gender studies: women, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Gender studies: women and girls, Central / national / federal government policies, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, Ethical issues and debates, Central government policies, Law and society, gender issues