Impact of Sex Trafficking on Young Girls and Women

I. Introduction: Impact of Sex Trafficking

Hook: Impact of Sex trafficking is a worldwide menace which is causing serious effects on the psychological, mental and physical health of the victims.

Background Information: Sex trafficking and exploitation is a form of slavery which has been prevalent across the globe for thousands of years. From the Greek and Romans to the Middle Ages, and up until today, humans have been subject to various forms of physical and sexual slavery (“Timeline of Human Trafficking”)

Thesis Statement: Sex trafficking being an immense world problem is the result of unequal distribution of resources, male domination, marginalization and militarization which lead to psychological trauma, personality disorders and fatal sexually transmitted diseases among the illegally transported women and girls.

II. First Body Paragraph: Impact of Sex Trafficking

Topic Sentence: Unequal distribution of resources and male domination in society is the major cause of sex trafficking

1. Women and girls are more vulnerable in this male dominated society as they are less exposed to the opportunities.
2. Jobs are more open for males and females have to face the male chauvinism not only in the market but also in their family life
3. Their isolation and sometimes their helplessness cause their trafficking into sex business and they are trapped by sex traffickers (Nikolic-Ristanovic).

III. Second Body Paragraph: Impact of Sex Trafficking

            Topic Sentence: Militarization and marginalization of women cause frustration, domestic violence and ultimately their chances of being trafficked rise high.

1. Sex trafficking rise high during wars and unrest—sometimes it is deliberately arranged for army personnel.
2. When they are treated as low creatures in the society, their frustration increases and hence, their chances of being trafficked also increase.
3. Domestic violence is also the offshoot of this marginalization causing family unrest which may lead to any untoward activity.   

IV. Third Body Paragraph: Impact of Sex Trafficking

            Topic Sentence: Sex trafficking badly impacts the psychological health of women and girls being illegally transported which may take many years for rehabilitation in the rehabilitation centers.

1. when the girls and women are taken to any other place for sex business, they become machines and hence lose the psychological stability.
2. They fall a victim to psychosis, neurosis and sometimes schizophrenia.
3. The young girls having this bad experience cannot forget this incident for all their life and it haunts them (Chung).

V. Fourth Body Paragraph: Impact of Sex Trafficking

            Topic Sentence: Sex trafficking not only is a cause of HIV/Aids and other STDs but also causes bad effect on their health and they start taking drugs to avert their body pains and stress.

1. Women and girls being illegally taken for sex business are often get drug addicted to forget their loss and they also incur other problems.
2. They need medicines and drugs to relieve their pains
3. They get many incurable diseases like HIV/ Aids and other STDs (“Human Trafficking and HIV/AIDS”).

V. Conclusion: Impact of Sex Trafficking

1. Rephrasing Thesis Statement: In brief, sex trafficking is a worldwide problem which has affected the large population of women and girls both psychologically and physically.
2. Concluding Remarks: The world should immediately pay attention to this menace to safeguard the millions of girls and women illegally transported for sex business. In this way, they can be given their equal right to live in this world as respectable citizens.

Works Cited: Impact of Sex Trafficking

1. Chung, Rita Chi-Ying. “Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: Psychological & Cultural Impacts.” Globality. Globality. 2006.Web. 23 Feb. 2022.
2. “Human Trafficking and HIV/AIDS.” n.d. Web. 23 Feb 2022.
3. Nikolic-Ristanovic, Vesna. “Sex Trafficking: The Impact of War, Militarism and Globalization in Eastern Europe.” Journal of Political Theory and Research on Globalization, Development and Gender Issues (n.d.).
4. “Timeline of Human Trafficking.” n.d. Web. 23 Feb 2022.