The Making of Sexual Violence
How does a boy grow up to commit rape? The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) analyzes data from 5 countries on their perceptions...
70 Years After V-J Day, Still No Honor for Japanese Empire’s ‘Comfort Women’
The history of the so-called comfort women constitutes one of the most egregious war crimes of the 20th century, but it has never been officially...
The Porn Industry Is Abusive, and These Women Are Telling It Like It Is
Holly Madison, Rashida Jones’ Hot Girls Wanted, and Miriam Weeks (aka Belle Knox) shed light on a misunderstood phenomenon. “Who has seen Rashida Jones’ new...
Decriminalizing Prostitution
In the 1990s when I was in my 20s I used to hear certain brilliant elders in Lahore, my hometown, speak about many a subject...
Comparing Sex Buyers With Men Who Do Not Buy Sex: New Data on Prostitution and Trafficking
Abstract We investigated attitudes and behaviors associated with prostitution and sexual aggression among 101 men who buy sex and 101 age-, education-, and ethnicity-matched men...
Links Between Pornography and Prostitution
Pornography: Prostitution’s Identical Twin Many people – from politicians and celebrities to exited survivors of prostitution – are outraged at the decision of the prominent...
Backpage.com Cut Off From Credit Card System Over Sex Trafficking Claims
The Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, asked Visa and MasterCard to cut ties with the site, alleging its service contributes to “increasing the enslavement of…
