We present findings from two
exploratory studies of San Francisco Bay Area women involved in illicit drug
sales who saw both advantages and disadvantages to being women in traditionally
male-dominated drug economies.
We interviewed 160 sellers of street drugs and
50 sellers of prescription drugs during 2006-2009. Women perceived gender as a
cover and managed their vulnerabilities by performing gendered actions and at
times going against traditional gender expectations to protect themselves in
harsh drug markets.
The intersecting factors of race and type of drug sold
played a crucial role, revealing the complex nature of women's social location
in their drug-selling worlds.
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- 1Institute for Scientific Analysis, San Francisco , California , USA.
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