After the Korean War in 1953, the United States Army set up military bases in South Korea to protect the war-torn country. Many see military presence as a sign of kindness or benevolence, however not many know the hidden consequences of having a military base nearby. While having a military presence helps protect a nation like South Korea from North Korea or Japan from China, not everyone benefits from this protection. The people who suffer from militarization everywhere are less privileged women who have no other choice. These women's harsh experiences with sex work and violence due to militarization and patriarchy challenge the idea of ​​“shared femininity.” The idea of ​​“shared femininity” is the set of experiences and struggles that every woman faces in her life. A woman's experiences with family, work, and motherhood are shaped by socioeconomic status, race, and citizenship. Militarization and the unequal distribution of wealth have challenged the idea of ​​“shared femininity” in which more privileged women depend on less privileged women to rise above the lower classes. This in turn means that not all women share the same experiences. Some are worse than others. Due to patriarchy, nationalism, racism and militization there is no “shared femininity”. The purpose of the United States-Republic of Korea Mutual Defense Treaty was to promise South Korea's security and the United States' right to station. a military base there permanently. This agreement was adopted soon after the Korean War in 1954. When it was first signed, South Korea was a poor, war-torn country. In the 1960s, it was estimated that 25% of South Korea's gross national product came from US militarization... middle of paper... nge, and used sexual violence as a tool. Female workers are often “forced by managers to flirt with them and perform sexual favors” (Cabeza 136-137). These managers basically rape these women because of the position and power they hold over them. Due to the economic situation of these women, they have no other choice. They either have to resign or do whatever the managers ask of them. The impact of sex work and sexual violence on these women's lives is tremendous. The lives of these women have changed completely after incidents of sexual violence and sex work. They often feel ashamed or withdrawn to avoid people recognizing them in their past life. Some of them never made it out alive and died painful deaths. As long as sexual violence and sex work are used as tools, women will never be equal. There would be nothing but a shared femininity.