A. Thiruthi & Vishakha Arya, School Of Law, University Of Petroleum & Energy Studies
ABSTRACT
There is an abundance of research describing the horrible conditions under which women involved in prostitution are forced to labour, notably the high rate of assault. However, estimates of how many women are generally exploited are typically less favourable than those of national or international women's rights organizations. As a result, all numbers should be viewed cautiously. However, qualitative research is typically slanted in one direction, either abolitionist or regulatory. There is currently a worldwide dispute among civil society organizations, intellectuals, legislators, and public perception shapers regarding the "right approach" to regulate prostitution, or more accurately, women offering and men buying sex. The response to the topic of what could be the "right approach" pivots on this issue in the first stage, which is focused on the topic of whether a differentiation between women and men selling can be made. Men buying sex and men utilizing women's bodies to satiate their sexual needs. The latter is intrinsically related to what is known as the abolitionist approach, while the former is regarded to be the regulators' approach. Abuse and exploitation and sex work amongst women are a point of contention for academic and legal researchers alike, both philosophically and frequently politically. The bulk of theoretical work in this field is macro-centric, with a scarcity of micro-level viewpoints on theory and causation. This article explores the philosophical, legislative, and political viewpoints on women's and girls' sexual exploitation, as well as the consequent conflicts in the field.
Keywords: Sex Work, Sexual Exploitation, Sexual desires, Public opinion
