‘Comfort women’ or sex slaves? Why the debate over this WWII term remains so complicated

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Author/contributor
Title
‘Comfort women’ or sex slaves? Why the debate over this WWII term remains so complicated
Abstract
Many victim-survivors and scholars say ‘sex slaves’ more accurately describes the abuses the women endured, but governments have been slow to change their view.
Publication
The Conversation
Date
2024-06-07
Accessed
6/7/24, 12:54 PM
Short Title
‘Comfort women’ or sex slaves?
Language
English
Call Number
D
License
Women's Rights
Extra
Republic of Korea
Citation
Gao, M. (2024). ‘Comfort women’ or sex slaves? Why the debate over this WWII term remains so complicated. The Conversation. http://theconversation.com/comfort-women-or-sex-slaves-why-the-debate-over-this-wwii-term-remains-so-complicated-229377