APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Indicators of Women’s Health Inequality Predict Modern Slavery Cases across Countries
- 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