Abstract

MORCILLO, Santiago. Invisible Women: Politics of secrecy among women who perform commercial sex. Trab. soc. [online]. 2017, n.29, pp.41-60. ISSN 1514-6871.

In this article I explore the political implications of the practice of splitting and hiding performed by women engaged in commercial sex in order to keep secret its insertion in the "prostitution". For this I rely on the analysis of observation and interviews with women who perform commercial sex under different modalities and in three cities: Buenos Aires, San Juan and Rosario. This allowed me to learn about different tactics women use to manage information and ways to avoid or confront stigmatization. Here I propose a political reading of the effects of these tactics, both at the symbolic constructions they enable or hinder and in relation to the processes of organization and politicization of these women. Thus I seek to pose some questions arising from reflection on the possibilities and risks of secret / visibility process for various stigmatized subjects and in different cultural contexts.

Keywords : Prostitution; Visibility; Stigma; Hiding; Secreto.

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