Sex Work
Sex Work
Sex Work
Well be focusing on just a few aspects of the *very* large world of sex work
Sex work on the Internet Psychological aspects of sex work Legal aspects of sex work
Sex workers are a highly diverse population and resist easy generalization
Todays lecture cannot represent all of their
experiences Im happy to refer you to further reading if you have questions that dont get answered today!
individuals who provide some form of sexual service in exchange for money or goods The term sex work was created to emphasize the labor aspect of sex work Some feel that the term prostitute conflates the person with the work prostitute is a stigmatized term
all areas of the sex industry- from porn to stripping to BDSM to prostitution
Todays lecture will focus on prostitution
Venue Matters
Where you work influences $$ Control over services provided Control over schedule Safety Risk of arrest
Risk of violence
Independent Agency Escort Madame referrals Erotic Masseur Brothel Based Bar Based Street Based
(using our shallow categories like gender/race/age/SES) can make the most money as a sex worker?
not equal opportunity Sex workers face discrimination based on race, ethnicity, economic class, migration status Female sex workers earn almost twice as much as men Independent escorts earn the most, work in safer conditions Street based workers earn the least, are most vulnerable to arrest, victimization by clients or pimps
This is not the average for indoor sex workers, particularly in legal work environments
women, more often than escorts Brothel workers operate from a fixed location
Erotic Masseurs
Provide massage with happy ending
Escorts:
Escort Agencies Independent Escorts Internet Escorts & Rentboys Referral (private) Print advertisement
Survey Results
Rates/Race: Safer Sex: Range from 180 1,000 per Condom use for hour vaginal sex was close to Top end: Multiple hour 100% minimums; 600-1,000 Mode for White women: The majority of the $500 women used condoms Mode for women of color: for oral sex always or usually with few $400 exceptions BBWs, Mature women, Fetish providers 28 /30 HIV 2 were untested/refused
made less $
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