Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article presents a framework for analyzing prostitution through the lens of gender equality, aiming to improve the wellbeing of prostitutes by offering regulators and judges a tool for evaluation. It challenges the asymmetric legal treatment of prostitutes and clients, arguing that such treatment violates gender equality principles. The framework proposes symmetric treatment or measures benefiting prostitutes to address structural inequalities rooted in gender, class, race, and socioeconomic status. The analysis draws on European and common law jurisdictions, emphasizing the need for gender-conscious policies to ensure fairness and proportionality.
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Law | Law and Gender | Law and Society | Sexuality and the Law
Recommended Citation
Barbara Havelkova,
Using Gender Equality Analysis to Improve the Wellbeing of Prostitutes,
18
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
55
(2011).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol18/iss1/5
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