Sex industry

in 2004 alone. Eastern European countries such as Romania, Moldova, Albania, and the former Soviet Union Republics are especially impacted by sex trafficking, due to lack of anti-trafficking law enforcement, high poverty and domestic violence rates. Each year, between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders, two thirds in the sex trade and 20% under the age of 18. Sometimes women voluntarily sell their bodies as an economic strategy, often encouraged by family…

the country 's largest known sex trafficking ring and freed 75 mainly Syrian women. The women were tortured and only left house for forced abortions.” (Dailymail) This incident became debate material for the public on sex trafficking and abortion. Unfortunately, most people, “activists” included, do not acknowledge the difference between sex work and sex trafficking nor did they link it to the unethical abortions imposed on the 75 freed women. The problem with the sex work discussion among us…

The Topography of Prostitution in Renaissance Ferrara By Daine Yvonne Ghirado “In this Paper, I propose to initiate an alternative understanding of the Renaissance city as comprised of gendered spaces and spatial practices, with one of the chief imperatives being the spatial control of women.” In her article, Diane Ghirardo using Renaissance Ferrara as a case study presents the side effects of male controlled spaces, cities and civic structures on the social, spatial and economic activities of…

government” that has to come out with programs to support this helpless population (Soroptimist). Although it is hard to estimate the number of human trafficking victims since this industry is illegal, “there are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today. The third largest international crime industry” is human trafficking in which $32 billion of profit is made each year: out of $32 billion, $15.5 billion is earned in developed countries. 80% of the victims are involved in sexual…

Q3: Do you agree with Pedigo that most people lack compassion for women who work in prostitution? Why or why not? I totally agree with Pedigo’s idea. People generally have negative impression to prostitution, an immoral behavior that they have agreed when they learned about the society. This opinion had been existed in human’s consciousness when human realized that the significance of propriety within their society. For those who participate in prostitution, they are tagged as the lewd by…

also argues that "In prostitution, women have sex with men they would never otherwise have sex with. The money thus acts as a form of force, not as a measure of consent. It acts like physical force does in rape."…

The reading from the textbook titled, Tricking and Tripping: Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of Aids, by Claire E. Sterk, is also an intro to the book by the author with the same title. The fieldwork is based in New York City and Atlanta in the 1980s, describing the daily life of prostitutes from their own perspectives. In her book she goes over the techniques she used to observe these women in their communities. The research that Sterk conducted on female prostitution and the struggles…

to widespread prostitution and Chinese men as a threat to white labour. Therefore, the Chinese were seen to seriously jeopardise the American race and moral integrity and therefore should be strictly controlled. The stereotype of the Asian bride and sex worker was further compounded by the War Brides Act of 1945. Yuh (2002) discusses how Asian women and their ‘pimps’ had cashed in on the American military involvement in Asia through camp town prostitution. Asian brides of American servicemen…

According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year, of which 80% are female and half are children. That is around 480,000 to 640,000 lives of innocent women and children who are enslaved for probably the rest of their lives. There are many issues in today’s society that go unnoticed and ignored, but I feel like human trafficking is one of those things that just can’t go ignored any longer. When someone is dragged into human…

human trafficking for sexual exploitation at large global sporting events is very difficult due to the clandestine nature of the business. This is not to say that human trafficking for sex as well as forced sexual exploitation does not occur. What is undeniable is that women and girls who have been trafficked for sex are victims many times over. They have a much higher risk of developing serious…