Today, December 17th is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Several different events are taking place across Canada.
What will you be doing to commemorate this important day?
Today, December 17th is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Several different events are taking place across Canada.
What will you be doing to commemorate this important day?
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As an economic activity, prostitution institutionalizes the buying and selling of women as commodities in the marketplace. It further removes women from the economic mainstream by segregating them as a class set apart for sexual servitude. It reinforces the definition of women as providers of sexual services, thereby perpetuating gender inequality. And it legitimizes and strengthens men's ability to put the bodies of women at their disposal.
---- Janice Raymond in “Legitimating prostitution as sex work: UN Labor Organization (ILO) calls for recognition of the sex industry”
Posted by Jennifer
December 18, 2008, 9:33 AM
And if that's what I want for myself?
Posted by Jessica Yee
December 18, 2008, 8:20 PM
"Prostitution institutionalizes the buying and selling of women as commodities" assumes there are no male sex workers, which is, of course, ridiculous.
Posted by Stacey May
December 19, 2008, 7:55 AM
*"As an economic activity, psychotherapy institutionalizes the buying and selling of psychotherapists as commodities in the marketplace."*
Equality starts with a living wage and safe working conditions in all of our chosen trades.
Posted by D.C. Findlay
December 19, 2008, 1:21 PM
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