Survival Strategies in Forced Displacement: Transactional Sex and the Health Repercussions


19 June 2023 | Webinar.

Organisers: Liminality Research Consortium, Gender Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute in collaboration with IMISCOE Gender and Sexuality in Migration Research (GenSeM) Standing Committee

Drawing on evidence from multi-country research conducted in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, France, and Switzerland, this webinar explored the structural drivers, gendered patterns, and health implications of transactional sexual practices in forced displacement. It also examined the overlaps with sexual exploitation and discussed the conceptualization of transactional sex in humanitarian and displacement contexts.


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