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“If it was easy, everyone would leave this life in a heartbeat.” An in-depth look at what prevents women from being able to exit the sex trade and how social systems can create pathways toward change.
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Prospects and the appreciation for women’s roles are improving everywhere from Liberia to Japan, says Hillary Clinton. Yet, during celebrations for Egypt’s new president, Tahrir Square was the site of a series of sexual assaults.
Despite the improved mood on the streets of Yangon since the end of military rule, the country’s girls and women are still heavily trafficked. One businesswoman is raising awareness and using her factory to offer employment.
The following is excerpted from “Crimes Against Women,” a new book by The Wall Street Journal’s Krishna Pokharel and Paul Beckett, co-published by The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins.
Washington was the first state to pass a law against human trafficking in 2003, but so far there are only two convictions. “Where we are with human trafficking today is where we were with domestic violence 30 or 40 years ago,” say a top law enforcer.
