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Perpetration of Violence by Female Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea: ‘We will Crush their Bones’
[‘Women Who Kill Their Husbands: Mariticides in Contemporary Ghana’]

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  • Angela Kelly-Hanku
  • H Worth
  • M Redman-MacLaren
  • S Nosi
  • R Boli-Neo
  • S Ase
  • P Hou
  • H Aeno
  • M Kupul
  • A Amos
  • S G Badman
  • A J Vallely
  • A J Hakim
  • Kauntim mi tu Study Team

Abstract

There is a small but important body of literature on female sex workers’ (FSWs) violence towards others, but little of that focused on low- and middle-income countries. Drawn from a larger biobehavioural study of FSWs in three cities in Papua New Guinea, we analyse the interviews from 19 FSWs who reported having perpetrated physical violence towards four major groups: (1) ex-husbands; (2) clients; (3) other sex workers and (4) other people (mainly women). Our study demonstrates that FSWs’ use of violence arises from a complex set of social, material and gendered circumstances and cannot be addressed in isolation from other aspects of their lives.

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  • Angela Kelly-Hanku & H Worth & M Redman-MacLaren & S Nosi & R Boli-Neo & S Ase & P Hou & H Aeno & M Kupul & A Amos & S G Badman & A J Vallely & A J Hakim & Kauntim mi tu Study Team, 2021. "Perpetration of Violence by Female Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea: ‘We will Crush their Bones’ [‘Women Who Kill Their Husbands: Mariticides in Contemporary Ghana’]," The British Journal of Criminology, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, vol. 61(1), pages 104-122.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:crimin:v:61:y:2021:i:1:p:104-122.
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