‘You Are Thai, Why Don’t You Do It?’ An anthropological study of Thai women’s strategies for navigating sexualized and racialized stigma in the Thai massage industry in Sweden
This study explores how Thai women in Sweden, working in the massage and wellness sector and members of the ThaiWISE initiative, navigate social stigma and negotiates their identities in the context of migration. Drawing on five semi-structured interviews, the study examines how these women manage the persistent association between Thai femininity and sex work, despite working in safe and regulate