The Governance feminism at CEDAW: the question of sex work and prostitution

Based on a discussion of governance feminism, this article analyzes the general recommendations and concluding observations of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The objective is to critically analyze the approach that this body has used to addre...

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Autores: Jaramillo Ruiz, Felipe, Céspedes-Báez, Lina-María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Cadernos Pagu (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8664546
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/cadpagu/article/view/8664546
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Feminismo de la gobernanza
Prostitución
Trabajo sexual
CEDAW
Derechos humanos
Governance feminism
Prostitution
Sex work
Human right
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Sumario:Based on a discussion of governance feminism, this article analyzes the general recommendations and concluding observations of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The objective is to critically analyze the approach that this body has used to address the commercialization of sex. In this sense, we find that the CEDAW Committee has promoted an abolitionist approach or one favoring partial decriminalization, which penalizes those who participate in the sex trade, except women in prostitution, who are primarily seen as victims. Thus, the empirical findings serve to understand the approaches to sexuality that prevail in international norms and organizations and their possible implications for governance feminism.