Selling Sex in Kenya
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Selling Sex in Kenya

Gendered Agency under Neoliberalism

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eBook - PDF

Selling Sex in Kenya

Gendered Agency under Neoliberalism

About this book

As Kenyan women traditionally have fewer formal employment opportunities, often occupying lower-paid jobs in the informal sector, the experiences of women who earn money in unorthodox ways can offer revealing insights into the agency of women and its limits. Grounded in the narratives and life stories of women selling sex in Kenya, Egl? ?esnulyt? reveals the range of gendered and gendering effects that neoliberal policies have on everyday socio-political realities. By contextualising and historicising contemporary debates in the field, this important interdisciplinary study explores the societal structures that neo-liberal narratives and reforms influence, their gendered effects, and the extent to which individuals must internalise neoliberal economic logics in order to make or improve their living. In so doing, ?esnulyt? counters the prevailing male-dominated studies in political science to place women, and female-based narratives at the forefront.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. 1 Introduction: Gendered Neoliberalism and Sex Work
  9. 2 Neoliberal Transformations and Gender in Kenya
  10. 3 Gendered Livelihoods and 'Bargaining with Patriarchy'
  11. 4 Selling Sex in Mombasa
  12. 5 Dreams and Strategies of Women Selling Sex
  13. 6 A Vicious Circle: Work-Related Dangers in and Obstacles to Exiting Sex Work
  14. 7 Connecting Global and Local: The Kenyan State, NGOs and the Sex Worker Movement
  15. 8 Conclusions: The Gendered Limits of Agency in a Neoliberal World
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index