Whether it's licensed or illicit prostitution, it would seem women's rights organizations all share a common view, namely, that prostitution is a product of patriarchy, justified by the patriarchal logic of male desire, and an exploitation of women. But the question of licensed prostitution, and how to maintain the dignity and the rights of women has given rise to controversy among women's groups.
不論公娼、私娼，幾乎女權團體都有共識，娼妓是父權體系之下的產物，正當化了父權邏輯下的男性慾望，是對女性的一種性剝削，但是如何處理娼妓問題，維護女性的人權和尊嚴，卻引起女權團體的爭執。