Dispelling Myths and Understanding Realities: Working Conditions, Health Status, and Exiting Experiences of Sex Workers

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dc.contributor.authorBenoit, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorMillar, Alison
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-24T16:28:48Z
dc.date.available2016-08-24T16:28:48Z
dc.date.copyright2001en_US
dc.date.issued2001-10
dc.description.abstractDetails how most sex trade workers see the sex trade as their main means of making a living, and that those working on the street experience comparatively less occupational control and more harassment than counterparts located in indoor venues. Examines how the criminal nature of the sex trade in Canada has a dramatic impact on workers’ rights and safety. Explores how most sex trade workers report that their health is not what they would like it to be, that only a minority escape from their situations through the use of illicit addictive substances, and that even those who have permanently exited continue to struggle with mental health and related problems. Suggests the need for a variety of frontline and preventive health services.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusUnrevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSponsored by Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Resource Society (PEERS). Funded by BC Health Research Foundation (recently renamed the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research), Capital Health District, and the BC Centre of Excellence on Women's Health.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBenoit, C. & Millar, A. (2001). Dispelling Myths and Understanding Realities: Working Conditions, Health Status, and Exiting Experiences of Sex Workers. Victoria, BC: The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/7473
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Michael Smith Foundation for Health Researchen_US
dc.titleDispelling Myths and Understanding Realities: Working Conditions, Health Status, and Exiting Experiences of Sex Workersen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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