The 1999 Swedish Law on Prostitution
This law is a brilliant example of how a truly progressive society addresses prostitution: the law decriminalizes the prostitute but criminalizes customers, pimps, and traffickers....
The “Natasha” Trade: The Transnational Shadow Market of Trafficking in Women
Overview of the global sex trade with a focus on Ukrainian women’s experiences.
Globalized Female Slavery
Said It: Feminist News, Culture, Politics What a world we live in, a male-framed world, where global economics sets in concrete a system of winners...
Prostitution: A Critical Review of the Medical and Social Sciences Literature
A review of articles that focus on HIV but simultaneously ignore the massive violence that affects the lives of those in prostitution. The normalization of...
A Contemporary Manifestation of Slavery and Organized Crime
Overview of trafficking of women and children into the United States prior to the passage of the Trafficking Victims’ Protection Act of 2000. This report...
Colonialism and the Sexual Exploitation of Canada’s First Nations Women
First Nations women in Canadian prostitution are harmed today because of the legacies of colonialism. “When sexual oppression is intersected by racism, and capitalism, the...
How Prostitution Works
A description of customers, pimps, and the ways that young people get into prostitution. Prostitution, pornography, and other forms of commercial sex are a multi-billion...
Prostitution in 5 Countries: Violence and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Research summary and discussion of the life conditions of 475 people in prostitution in South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, USA & Zambia. These people live in...
