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Poverty and Prostitution

Poverty and Prostitution. Causes of Prostitution. Lack of employment opportunities. . Devaluation of the girl child and discriminatory practices. Perceived responsibility of women to support families. Lack of educational and vocational opportunities. Fragmentation of families.

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Poverty and Prostitution

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  1. Poverty and Prostitution

  2. Causes of Prostitution

  3. Lack of employment opportunities. • Devaluation of the girl child and discriminatory practices. • Perceived responsibility of women to support families. • Lack of educational and vocational opportunities. • Fragmentation of families. • Rural to urban migration and the growth of urban • industrial centers • Move from subsistence to cash based economy and • increased consumerism  • Lack of laws and law enforcement

  4. Relevant Cause: Lack of employment opportunities.

  5. Statistics and Readings • The unemployment rate in US: 10.2% • More than 17 millions unemployed (without jobs).

  6. POVERTY

  7. Effects of Prostitution • Health effect. • High divorce average. • High percentage of infant mortality. • Decline in the economy

  8. The Health Effect • Physical effect. • Emotional effect.

  9. Physical effect: • Sexually Transmitted Diseases STD. • Unwanted pregnancy and miscarriage.

  10. Sexually Transmitted Diseases STD: • HIV/AIDS • Chlamydia • gonorrhea • herpes • human papilloma virus • syphilis

  11. Unwanted Pregnancy and Miscarriage • Over two-thirds of the women in Minneapolis, study had an average of three pregnancies during their time in prostitution.

  12. Emotional Effect • severe trauma, • stress, • depression, • anxiety, • alcohol and drug addiction. • For many times, suicide and homicide.

  13. MORE POVERTY

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