On the Wrong Side of a Craigslist Ad
I think there’s a common assumption — at least it was an assumption I had made — that women in the sex-work industry are there…
Trafficking, Prostitution and the Sex Industry: The Nordic Legal Model
There is no doubt that the Nordic countries lead the world on most indicators of gender equality. Gender equality experts and advocates have long pointed out that in economics, politics and social services, the Nordic countries top the charts.
Protest on Craiglist Doorsteps in San Francisco to End “Adult Services” Section
On July 8, 2010, the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), Prostitution Research and Education (PRE) plus more than 75 Co-Sponsors including Innocents at Risk,…
Filipinos Protest Craigslist for Adult Services
SAN FRANCISCO -Filipino community leaders joined dozens of people who protested in front of the Craigslist headquarters, calling on the popular website to close its…
Craigslist Facts
My first introduction to prostitution was arranged through Craigslist. I answered an ad for online modeling which turned out to be an agency recruiting for…
Protest at Craigslist San Francisco Headquarters
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) in partnership with Prostitution Research and Education (PRE) and other co-sponsors held a protest in front of Craigslist…
City of Las Vegas Finally Cracks Down on Neighborhood Brothels
LAS VEGAS – It’s been two and a half years since Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman told reporters, “I’ll take a baseball bat and break…
How Prostitution Chose Me
“They say prostitution is a choice? How did I choose prostitution? I didn’t choose prostitution, it chose me. Just as child sexual assault and neglect…
“Craigslist is Trafficking Women” open appeal to Craig
United Press International SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (UPI) — An advertisement placed in a California newspaper said Craiglist’s adult services section is “the choice of…
Johns Are Sexual Predators
“Men do not go to strip clubs and use prostituted women so that they can have sexual pleasure. . . . Men use women in…
Aboriginal Survivor from AWAN, Vancouver
“We want real jobs, not blowjobs.” “Typically we do not ask our women to tell their stories because we do not wish to exploit their…
How Prostitution Chose Me
They say prostitution is a choice? How did I choose prostitution? I didn’t choose prostitution, it chose me. Just as child sexual assault and neglect…
Guide for Mothers,Grandmothers and Others for Helping a Girl Caught in Prostitution or Sex Trafficking
This is an extremely helpful guide available in Spanish and English from Women’s Justice Center, Santa Rosa, California. A Guide for Mothers, Grandmothers, and Others,…
Intelligence Squared Debate “It’s wrong to pay for sex”
Rockefeller University, New York, NY The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide…
O Sister, Where Art Thou (for Ashley Dupree)
“Hooker. Whore. Prostitute. Those words have a way of making people uncomfortable, especially women. One would think that reaction would inform, for in it lays…
Update on Lydia Cacho, Mexican Feminist
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – A Mexican journalist who was arrested and threatened with rape after exposing a child prostitution ring in Cancun involving prominent…
Canada’s Prostitution Laws – 2009
Supporters of the prostitution industry want us to believe that women would be safe if men’s purchase of women for sex is legalized. In the…
Japanese Videogames Promote Violence Against Women
For Immediate Release23 September 2009 EQUALITY NOW CALLS ON NEW JAPANESE ADMINISTRATION TO BAN ALL GAMES THAT PROMOTE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS JAPAN MUST…
Johns are Sexual Predators
Let’s clear up a misunderstanding. Men do not go to strip clubs and use prostituted women so that they can have sexual pleasure. All you…
Elliot Spitzer’s College Course: How to Use the Boys’ Club to Avoid Criminal Prosecution and Subjugate Women
The president of City College, Gregory H. Williams has asked Elliot Spitzer to teach a course in Law and Public Policy. Meanwhile, Ashley Dupre, a…