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Slavery in The 21st Century

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Third-wave fem<strong>in</strong>ist perspective of sex traffick<strong>in</strong>g is loosely related to Amartya Sen's<br />

and Martha Nussbaum's visions of the human capabilities approach to development. It<br />

advocates for creat<strong>in</strong>g viable alternatives for sex traffick<strong>in</strong>g victims. Nussbaum<br />

articulated four concepts to <strong>in</strong>crease traffick<strong>in</strong>g victims' capabilities: education for<br />

victims and their children, microcredit and <strong>in</strong>creased employment options, labor unions<br />

for low-<strong>in</strong>come women <strong>in</strong> general, and social groups that connect women to one<br />

another.<br />

Social Norms<br />

Accord<strong>in</strong>g to modern Fem<strong>in</strong>ists, women and girls are more prone to traffick<strong>in</strong>g also<br />

because of social norms that marg<strong>in</strong>alize their value and status <strong>in</strong> society. By this<br />

perspective females face considerable gender discrim<strong>in</strong>ation both at home and <strong>in</strong><br />

school. Stereotypes that women belong at home <strong>in</strong> the private sphere and that women<br />

are less valuable because they do not and are not allowed to contribute to formal<br />

employment and monetary ga<strong>in</strong>s the same way men do further marg<strong>in</strong>alize women's<br />

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