TY - JOUR
T1 - Of prostitutes and thieves
T2 - The hyper-sexualisation and criminalisation of Venezuelan migrant women in Peru
AU - Pérez, Leda M.
AU - Freier, Luisa F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Based on 12 months of fieldwork, including 72 in-depth interviews and a survey (N100) in five Peruvian cities, this article discusses the higher rates of nationality-, gender-, and age-based discrimination faced by Venezuelan female migrants in Peru, compared to their male counterparts, as well as their experiences with hyper-sexualization and/or criminalisation. We suggest that these processes, which are grounded on constructions of moral integrity and identity stereotypes at the intersection of gender, sex appeal, nationality, age, and condition as migrants, contribute to the devaluation of Venezuelan migrant women, thus impacting their integration into the country. First, based on our quantitative data, we discuss Venezuelan migrant women’s experiences with different types of discrimination. We then move to the qualitative analysis of their devaluation through hyper-sexualization and/or criminalisation in both public and workspaces, as well as the effects of these complex processes on their socio-economic incorporation. Finally, we discuss our findings and make suggestions for further research. This paper contributes to the literature on female migrant hyper-sexualization and criminalisation, as well as to research that examines how the intersectionality of stereotypes and social conditions position migrant women in the Global South.
AB - Based on 12 months of fieldwork, including 72 in-depth interviews and a survey (N100) in five Peruvian cities, this article discusses the higher rates of nationality-, gender-, and age-based discrimination faced by Venezuelan female migrants in Peru, compared to their male counterparts, as well as their experiences with hyper-sexualization and/or criminalisation. We suggest that these processes, which are grounded on constructions of moral integrity and identity stereotypes at the intersection of gender, sex appeal, nationality, age, and condition as migrants, contribute to the devaluation of Venezuelan migrant women, thus impacting their integration into the country. First, based on our quantitative data, we discuss Venezuelan migrant women’s experiences with different types of discrimination. We then move to the qualitative analysis of their devaluation through hyper-sexualization and/or criminalisation in both public and workspaces, as well as the effects of these complex processes on their socio-economic incorporation. Finally, we discuss our findings and make suggestions for further research. This paper contributes to the literature on female migrant hyper-sexualization and criminalisation, as well as to research that examines how the intersectionality of stereotypes and social conditions position migrant women in the Global South.
KW - Criminalizing discrimination
KW - Women south-south migration
KW - Venezuelan displacement
KW - Intersectionality
KW - Hyper-sexualization
KW - women south-south migration
KW - Criminalising discrimination
KW - hyper-sexualisation
KW - intersectionality
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/857a5330-6344-34de-824b-a520de440603/
U2 - 10.1080/1369183X.2022.2047907
DO - 10.1080/1369183X.2022.2047907
M3 - Article in a journal
SN - 1369-183X
VL - 49
SP - 715
EP - 733
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
IS - 3
ER -