APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Indicators of Women’s Health Inequality Predict Modern Slavery Cases across Countries

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Social

  • Erinn Cameron
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Samantha Hemingway
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Fiona Cunningham
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Kristine Jacquin
    Fielding Graduate University

Abstract

The 2018 Global Slavery Index estimates there are more than 40.3 million victims of modern slavery, including victims of human trafficking and forced labor. Researchers disagree about the prime factors contributing to modern slavery. Our research found several measures of women’s health inequality predict estimated modern slavery cases across countries.

Gender Issues/Sex Roles

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