Feminists

Is the underlying social order one that would be supportive of the women? Are there other decent jobs they could move easily into, or would they continue in a now-criminal trade? How would they be dealt with by a police force that does not enforce their legal protections as it is, once they ceased to have any legal status at all and became criminals? Will there be medical care available for them to help with their addiction issues?

Female sex workers are the bottom strata of women in any society. How are women in general treated in Bangladeshi culture? How is the sex trade doing in Myanmar next door, where it is criminalized? Are conditions better there, worse, or pretty much the same?

Do you think there might be other cultural causes for this problem than legalization, or do you feel that legalization is the sole cause of the problem?