Women are silver, women are diamonds: Conflicting images of women in the Cambodian print


Autoria(s): Hill, P. S.; Ly, H. T.
Contribuinte(s)

Berer, M.

Data(s)

01/01/2004

Resumo

This paper examines 116 articles related to sexual and reproductive health translated into English from the Khmer press from April 1997 to February 2004. These excerpts were found in The Mirror, a publication of the non-governmental organisation Open Forum of Cambodia, which collates Grid reviews all issues of the Khmer press on a weekly basis. Five major themes were identified: the politics of women's health, government regulation and control, the sex industry in Cambodia, rape, and the HIV epidemic. Discourse analysis of these articles in the context of other sources and experience allows a gendered exploration of the reporting of sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in Cambodia by the Khmer print media. The reports explore the contested political empowerment of women in this strongly hierarchical society, and the mechanisms used to regulate and control sexual activity. The expanding sex industry and associated sexual trafficking ore reported, together with the corruption of legal structures designed to regulate health systems and protect women and children from sexual exploitation and rope. The growing problem of AIDS and successes in reducing HIV transmission through the collaboration of sex workers in the 100% condom use policy is documented, and the tensions implicit in G Cultural representation of women that both protects and constrains women ore explored. (C) 2004 Reproductive Health Matters. All rights reserved.

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:72532

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Elsevier BV

Palavras-Chave #Public, Environmental & Occupational Health #Media #Images Of Women #Law And Policy #Sex Workers #Hiv/aids #Sexual Violence And Abuse #Cambodia #Health #Sexual #Violence And Abuse #C1 #321299 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified #730201 Women's health
Tipo

Journal Article