Ain't I a Woman? A Global Dialogue Between the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement and the Stop Violence Against Women Movement

This report documents a meeting entitled "Ain't I A Woman? A Global Dialogue between the Sex Workers Rights Movement and the Stop Violence against Women Movement" from 12-14 March 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. The report features the presentations from many  speakers in the sex workers' rights movement including Cheryl Overs, Meena Seshu, Ruth Morgan Thomas, Anna-Louise Crago, Kaythi Win, Hua Sittipham Boonyapisomparn, Swapna Gayen and Meenakshi Kamble.

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Violence Against Sex Workers: the View from the Ground
• Sex Work and Women's Movements: Converging Discourses and Histories
• Rephrasing Discomfort: Women and Human Rights Activists Speak
• Beyond Vice and Victimhood: Sex Workers Speak
• The Challenges en Route: Sex Workers Rights Advocates Speak
• Media: The Violence of a Stigmatizing Gaze
• Resisting Violence: Everyday Experiences
• Rights, Policy, Sex Work and Trafficking
• Feminist Engagements: Taking on Board Sex Workers' Rights
• Conclusion

This resource is a 112-page PDF above. This resource is in English.