Damned Whores and God's Police: The Colonization of Women in AustraliaIdeology of sexism in Australia, the nexus of oppression, sexist stereotypes past and present. |
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The Colonization of Women in Australia Anne Summers. Prostitutes Prostitution is as old as patriarchy . It occurs inevitably in a society where women are seen as sex objects and are also denied economic independence . When women are paid ...
The Colonization of Women in Australia Anne Summers. Prostitutes Prostitution is as old as patriarchy . It occurs inevitably in a society where women are seen as sex objects and are also denied economic independence . When women are paid ...
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... prostitutes is designed to keep the price down , again benefiting the customers . The only honourable alternative to the present prostitution scene is its total abolition and that can only come about when women are well paid for jobs ...
... prostitutes is designed to keep the price down , again benefiting the customers . The only honourable alternative to the present prostitution scene is its total abolition and that can only come about when women are well paid for jobs ...
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... prostitutes to evade prosecution . These Acts could not suppress prostitution : all they could do was enforce licensing of prostitutes and regular medical examination for women only . Critics of the Acts rightly pointed out that this ...
... prostitutes to evade prosecution . These Acts could not suppress prostitution : all they could do was enforce licensing of prostitutes and regular medical examination for women only . Critics of the Acts rightly pointed out that this ...
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