Mujeres migrantes prostituidas por medio de intermediarios y de modo autónomo en Nevada, Estados Unidos

Abstract

This article, based on a qualitative methodology including interviews to fifteen women from Mexico and Central America, aims to examine comparatively the situation of migrant women prostituted in Nevada in indoor prostitution, through agencies, and without intermediaries. We conclude that women transported by sex smuggling networks cannot leave employers because they are indebted to them. Paradoxically, women prostituted autonomously feel empowered, since this activity allows them to devote more time to the care of their body and earn more money than in other activities. Moreover, while the former are introduced into sexual commerce as minors, the latter enter into prostitution at higher ages.