Zoraida Ramirez Rodriguez’s scientific contributions

... As in other cases of recovery from criminalized pasts, such as those of gang members or prisoners (Flores 2016;Moran 2014), the negative experiences during sex work, such as violence, victimization, and captivity, continue to have a debilitating impact on the lives of these women after they exit sex work (Wilson and Butler 2013). Most often, women exiting sex work are left with a range of health complications, drug addictions, stigmas, and difficulties in transitioning into mainstream society (Farley 2003;Jackson et al. 2007;Raymond et al. 2002;Sallmann 2010). Until now, research studies that have explored the subjective experiences of women exiting the sex industry have been more policy oriented (Manopaiboon et al. 2003;Månsson and Hedin 1999;Sanders 2007), while others have focused on micro-processes concerning identity change (McCray et al. 2011;Oselin 2009Oselin , 2014, failing to recognize embodied subjectivities as part of the transformation process. ...

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Embodying Normalcy: Women Exiting Sex Work and the Boundaries of Transformation