coercion & Agency in zimbabwean sex work

The issue with the Eurocentric definition is its simplistic view of agency as either present or absent. It paints a picture of winners and losers in the realm of agency, like a measuring contest where having more agency means less coercion. In Zimbabwe's sex industry, sex workers find themselves in a complex space between agency and coercion due to various factors. This post delves into these factors, showing that sex work in Zimbabwe isn't a clear-cut case of agency or coercion. Instead, we need to analyze agency within the context of varying degrees of coercion and constraints.