Necessary Evil for Men vs. Sexual Exploitation of Women :: social issues

Necessary Evil for Men vs. Sexual Exploitation of WomenAbuse transitive verb 1 to confide to a wrong or improper use 2 obsolete (deceive) 3 to use so as to injure or damage (maltreat) 4 to attack in words (revile). noun 1 a corrupt practice or custom 2 improper or excessive use or treatment (misuse) a deceitful act (deception) 4 language that condemns or vilifies usually unjustly, intemperately, and angrily 5 physical maltreatment. Abuse, in any and all of its forms, is something umteen Korean women and girls deal with every day. In 2002, a survey done by the Korean Institute of Criminology, the number of sex purchases in Korea equaled to 4.4 of the countries GDP (Gross interior(prenominal) Product), almost the same as agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries combined. The survey also showed that there were at least 33,000 women working in prostitution. 8% of women working in Korea in their twenties and thirties were prostitutes. Also, a survey done by the Korea Womens Hot L ine showed that 42.6% of Korean men have purchased sexual service when having a drink. 12.9% of men said that they have bought sex when on business. 41.3% of all Koreans did not know that prostitution was wrong in Korea. Despite these outrageous numbers, prostitution has been illegal in Korea since 1961. A common place that prostitution takes place in is Miari Texas Village (Also known as Miari Texas, Texas Village, Texas Miari, or just plain Miari.) an area in north-eastern Seoul, with over 250 prostitution houses. In these houses, liquor and food are served in the front and in the okay, sex services take place in the back rooms. On average, a woman will see five to ten men a night. The women usually get paid 1.5 million won ($1, 340.00) monthly, on with 1,500 won ($14.00) for each client they see.One very disturbing thing about Miari Texas is that 30% of about 1,000 prostitutes are under the age of eighteen. Even though prostitution is illegal, it is tolerated, if the women are over eighteen. Many of the young prostitutes in Miari Texas are runaways who feel they have nothing more to lose. The first prostitution house (brothel) was ceremonious in the 1920s when Korean women were taken as sex slaves by the Japanese military during the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910 1945). After the Korean war end in 1953, the large American military presence led to the building of camp town prostitution for the U.