Boer, Dagmar Isolde (2025) Should Women be Free to Choose Sex Work in the Netherlands? Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
Sex work is a heavily debated and stigmatised occupation. In the Netherlands, this trade has gone through various stages of legislation and is currently legalised. Although, sex work has historically been perceived as a necessity and natural part of Dutch society, nowadays it is mostly seen as an industry with non-autonomous women, who have been coerced into the industry. Therefore, this dissertation researches whether women in the Netherlands should be free to choose sex work. This was accomplished by analysing the Dutch historical background of sex work, from the Middle Ages until current Bills, exploring feminist perceptions of relational autonomy, that look at the different effects of social context and critical reflection, and feminist perspectives on sex work, where I explore sex work in relation to gender inequality and the effects of legislative systems on sex work. This essay poses critical questions towards the definition of autonomy, what implications legislation, and Dutch societal perspectives have on those in sex work. In conclusion this paper demonstrates that women should indeed be free to choose sex work, and that the Netherlands should apply a decriminalised system framework for sex work, as this enhances safety within the industry, and leaves women autonomous to choose sex work.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | McKeown, M.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2025 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jun 2025 08:00 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/683 |
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