Sexism In Brazil

Every year thousands of people of all genders, race, and age become victimized in sex trafficking. These people who become victims are usually vulnerable and are living in poverty structured areas. Many countries around the world are dealing with this serious issue, even in the United States. The United States federal law has defined sex trafficking as an act, “in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age” (Polaris Project). Sex trafficking is not only seen as a crime but is also seen as a business of supply and demand to many people. This business makes a profit of about 9.8 billion dollars a year. In recent events it has been shown that sex trafficking increases during big sporting events. As a result, some actions have been taken to combat the issue, but not enough. Therefore, due to the fact that sex trafficking is a worldwide issue and it is increasing over time; I will argue how there needs to be changes to the approach we have on the issue of sex trafficking.

This essay also focuses on the issues of child – sex trafficking. The study claimed that trafficking women especially children for sexual slavery is one the fastest growing common criminal and a social issue in the world. The study states that in the united states, almost 6 in 10 identified trafficking survivors were trafficked for sexual abuse. Out of that figure, 98% of the victims are female and 70% of it are children. This because the number of victims of sex trafficking is children, this may go as young as the age of eight. This is because children are easy targets when

Officials in Haiti estimate that an overwhelming 90,000 to 120,000 children are currently forced into this practice, reflecting greatly on the lack of economic stability and growth within the country (2005 Trafficking in Persons Report). When thinking of sexual exploitation, forced prostitution and rape are often the first to come to mind; however, women of Haiti have been noted to consciously choose to exploit themselves. Furthermore, women will trade sex for a goods, shelter, or even security, in turn causing sex to be classified as an “income-generating strategy” (Kempadoo, 84). According to a statistic pulled in 1984, “30 percent of the prostitutes from Haiti or from the Dominican Republic were between fifteen and twenty years old” (Benoit, 39). Consequently, the numbers of individuals affected by trafficking in Haiti is evident of the presence and nature of crisis occurring.

Whether it is Canada or Brazil, women were denied the right to participate in sports and physical activity. The amount of physical activity and sport amongst women in the 1920s and 1930s is similar in both Brazil and Canada. Labour participation, family responsibilities and lower incomes are all factors that contribute to the low participation of women in sports (6). In Brazil, women were not seen playing sports up until the 1920s (6). Even then the middle-class women leisurely played tennis and cycling (10).

I can say, that I learn many new things that refer the different types of problems that women and children’s are the most vulnerable to sex trafficking. The major factor that I see on this issue about sex trafficking is that they target the poor people, people that live in rural areas, and with no education. These can be some facts in how these organization abuses from women’s and children, referring to Thailand as a one of the poorest country it suffer of sexual exploitation. Referring to “Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Pg. 113”. I can say that prostitution lead to many problems that these women’s have for example, it can be from psychological and physical. We can understand how in the film “The underground World of Commercial Sex” it explains

Within a historical context all countries, regardless of size, have endured strife and conflict that have shaped the country. As people are pitted against each other in the contexts of war, slavery, or immigration; discrimination and prejudice increase and segregation divides. Brazil is no different in this respect. The fight for independence that spanned from 1822 to 1824, the arrival of the Portuguese Court, the importation of Africans that led to the rise and fall of slavery, and the revolt against modernization are just a few examples of the challenges that shaped the country. Yet, throughout these struggles, Brazil has maintained the idea of a "racial democracy." Coined originally by Gilberto Freyre in 1933, this term encompasses the idea that Brazil is a country free from racism and discrimination based on ethnic origin. Brazil is, in a term, a cultural mosaic. African importation, European immigration, movement in indigenous groups, and

The popularity of sex tourism is an industry that continues to grow over the years as more and more men travel abroad looking for cheap sex. Its continued growth, specifically in Tijuana, Mexico can be attributed to its convenient location next to the US-Mexico border. Another factor is the legalization of sex work in Tijuana’s “La Zona Roja” (Red-light district), where men can easily pay for sex without facing any of the consequences as they would in the United States. Consequently, with the high demand of sex workers needed for the use of sex tourism in prime locations such as La Zona Roja, there is a higher risk of women and young girls being trafficked and forced to work in this area.

Human trafficking is a transnational phenomenon of illegal trade and exploitation of human beings for forced labor, prostitution, and reproductive favors. Trafficking is the conscription, transference, and removal, holding or receiving of persons. And by the means of the threat or use of force or other forms of compulsion, kidnapping, deception, trickery, exploitation of authority, point of defenselessness, or of the giving or taking of a person in having power over another individual, for the persistence of manipulation. The debate over the effect of supply and demand on child sex tourism is reflective of the altercation over the supply and ultimatum in the broader prostitution and sex trafficking

The fair-sex, the whimsical-sex, the gentle-sex, these are some of the phrases usually used in reference to the female gender. Through the course of history those have been romanticized and accepted as a positive synonym of women; they can be found in an innumerable amount of romantic stories and even in official, governmental, and historical documents. However, the reality is that these phrases constitute nothing more than patronizing, disrespectful appellatives used to rob women of their dignity and diminish their contribution to our society. A clear evidence of said discrimination resides in the fact that the majority of literature and history books are written by male authors. In 2015 the magazine The Slate made a survey of the gender and approach of the history books published for general readers and the results showed a total of 75.8% of male writer. (1) Said discrimination goes farther than just gender; it includes race and ethnicity in the mix and creates a complex compound that fuses together and targets a specific group, in this case the Latin women.

Women's sexual exploitation in Latin America is attributed to the gender-based social and economic inequalities that are so prominent in the societies where machismo is an accepted norm. In addition to this, many Latin American women experience a lack of economic resources, illiteracy, civil strife from political instability, and abuse within the home. All of this may force women to look for a better life and to escape their own, making them vulnerable to forces that can exploit their needs. With the the glamourized images of economic freedom in the Global North making their way onto television screens throughout the continent, it is not difficult to see how an impoverished and abused mother from Bogota can be coerced into a “waitressing” job

The subject of prostitution is a societal reality affecting everyone’s lives, whether people are aware of it or not. Its effects influence societies on many levels whether it’s the health market, social or moral amongst others. For many nations the sex trade market is oppressed and can be very dangerous because of its current legal status, to some extent forcing its operations into hands of organized crime. Crimes associated with prostitution like human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors continues to prevail because of this situation. The focus on preventative measures of those crimes are lacking because of the resources used to incriminate prostitutes and their clientele. The

Aprosba, or the Association of Prostitutes of Bahia, situates itself as a safe haven and progressive output for the sex worker communities in the state of Salvador. As Erica Williams describes in her book, Sex Tourism in Bahia, Aprosba is an organization that embraces the need for greater rights and protection for female sex workers. My plan for this essay is to clearly identify and interpret Williams’ “transnational feminist” approach while analyzing how she uses it to explore the perspectives of Aprosba members. In Chapter 5 of Williams’ book, she provides unique ethnographic narratives, which I plan to use to address the debate of “prostituta” vs. “garrote de programa.” By the end of this essay, I will formulate my own opinion on possible strategies to enhance the lives of Bahian women involved in sex work.

To begin with, in Cambodia, human trafficking has been a pertinent problem for the past two decades, mainly because of myths, poverty, and traditions. In the country, a tradition often surfaces about men having a great desire to have sexual intercourse with those who are pure and young because it will remove all of their sins. The myth is that when men had sexual relationships with virgins, it would grant them luck and good health. For this reason, an abundance of pedophiles used to visit Cambodia because they knew that the country condoned prostitution (Pesta). Due to the myth and the command of pedophiles for prepubescent girls, brothels are targeting those younger and younger. Children as young as four are being sent into the sex trade, and “prostitution has become a ‘fixture of urban life’ in Cambodia” (“The Face of”). Furthermore, “visiting prostitutes has become a common and accepted male pastime [in the country]” (Sidner). The abundance of people in Cambodia visiting the cities for the sole purpose of sex sullies the reputation of the country, and it puts the

Article 230 of the Brazilian Penal Code states that the penalty for pimping if the victim is aged 14 through 18 years increases. The two articles corresponds with each other. Brothels may be illegal, but night clubs are legal as long as the prostitutes are their freely and on their own will. Even though brothels are illegal, they are not unusual in Brazil. Most of the brothels are full of corruption and sexual exploitation. In Rio de Janeiro’s Centarus, a high end brothel, are known as termas, which mean they’re ostensibly spas or night clubs. They are referred to as termas because termas are a legitimate way of work, bringing in actual, legal, source of income giving the Brazilian law enforcement a reason of not doing anything illegal. The first reason why brothels should be legalized is because it will help decrease the criminal activity with sex workers in

With child prostitution comes child pornography. Child pornography is the exploitation of children for sexual stimulation. It may produce with consent or non-consent. However, some people travel across the world to engage in “child sex tourism”. “Child sex tourism” is tourism for the purpose of child prostitution. “Child sex tourism” is most severe in South America and Asia, but is still a global problem.