This academic article analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The analysis outlines the many different and complex dimensions of fish-for-sex transactions and concludes with a set of recommendations.
Academic paper
Women and fish-for-sex: Transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries
- 2008
Author:
- Béné, C. and Merten, S.
Organization:
- World Development (Journal)
Citation:
- Béné, C. and Merten, S. (2008). ‘Women and Fish-for-Sex: Transactional Sex, HIV/AIDS and Gender in African Fisheries’. World Development Vol. 36 No. 5. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.05.010
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