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Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution

Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution. Presented by: Jillian Battson, Gerilynn Gobuyan, Kristina Harvey, Jordan Jamieson, Jessica Pierson, Victoria Pringels, & Nicole Quisao. Good Reads, 2014. “ Prostitution is not a profession, it is a predicament .” - Rachel Moran.

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Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution

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  1. Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution Presented by: Jillian Battson, Gerilynn Gobuyan, Kristina Harvey, Jordan Jamieson, Jessica Pierson, Victoria Pringels, & Nicole Quisao Good Reads, 2014

  2. “Prostitution is not a profession, it is a predicament.” -Rachel Moran

  3. Terminology • Johns/Punters • Prostituted women vs. prostitute • Types of prostitution • Brothels • Street • Consent Exposing The Truth, Ltd., 2013

  4. Background Information Sociocultural

  5. Background Information Socioeconomic • Poverty • Homelessness • Minority status • Lack of education • Lack of resources Real Laplaine, n.d.

  6. “When you leave a pimp, you leave with nothing” I am Second, 2012

  7. Background Information Diversity Factors “The women we help come from all types of background, poor, rich, white, black, etc.” -Janessa Holway

  8. Background Information Lifestyle "I was hopelessly addicted to cocaine not long after my nineteenth birthday. When I look back now I see that everything about the way I behaved back then was designed to buffer me from the reality I was living (pp. 119) “ -Rachel Moran

  9. Population Beliefs “I submerged in prostitution. I say 'submerged' in prostitution because you are wholly immersed in it to the point where you feel that is the only avenue of life open to you (pp. 59)." -Rachel Moran

  10. Population Values • Social support from other prostituted women • Personal boundaries • Leisure time • Life roles Writersfield, n.d.

  11. Population Roles • Personal life roles • Roles differ between settings • Johns’ perspective BBC News, 2007

  12. Population Customary Practices • Respect for another woman’s ‘regular’ • Rules shift • Eye contact among prostituted women Wasau, 2014

  13. Correlation Between Occupational Injustice & Health and Well-being Disparities

  14. Occupational Alienation “I saw a group of young women walking together in the uniform of one of the local banks and I would be struck by a great wave of jealousy and resentment that tore through me in a way I could scarcely justify or describe…. they were accepted members of a world I had been excluded from, and I absolutely hated them for it (pp. 6).” -Rachel Moran

  15. Occupational Deprivation “It is possible for a person to be so damaged by early lifetime exclusion as to believe their only role in life is that of an observer (pp.4).” -Rachel Moran • Deprived from typical childhood occupations • Play and leisure • Social disadvantage • Limited educational opportunities

  16. Occupational Marginalization "There is another loss I hesitated to include here; it is the loss of humanity. I hesitated to include it because I do not believe I was ever less than human in my life, but I certainly know I was treated as if I were. In prostitution, men dehumanizewomen and women dehumanize themselves in order to be able to perform the acts men require of them (pp. 181)." -Rachel Moran

  17. Occupational Imbalance • Perceptions based on gender • Healthcare services • Law enforcement • “No human involved” “The main users of women in prostitution are regular men who are in regular marriages, study in regular educational programs, and regular jobs, some of whom are entrusted with upholding the very laws that they violate. In other words, studies indicate that prostitute users in general are not marginalized men, unlike the women they use and abuse (pp. 5).” -Farley & Butler

  18. Occupational Rights • Laws • Irish • Swedish • U.S. Leadership Council for Human Rights, n.d.

  19. European Prostitution Policies Wikipedia, 2014

  20. Application to Nevada • Only state where prostitution is legal • Prostitution is illegal in: • Population over 400,000 • Washoe County (Reno) • Clark County (Las Vegas) • Other counties • Douglas County • Carson City (Capital) • Lincoln County Wikipedia, 2014 Prostitution in Nevada, n.d.

  21. Services in Nevada • “Hookers for Jesus” • Only transitional program we specifically found for prostituted women • Community outreach • Offers transitional home and services for women trying to exit prostitution • Strong religious affiliation With Hearts United. (n.d.) (J. Holway, personal communication, February 18, 2014)

  22. Need for Services “We want real jobs, not blowjobs” (pp. 10). – Farley & Butler • 89% of 854 people in prostitution from 9 countries wanted to escape prostitution but needed: • Job training (76%) • A home or safe place (75% ) • Individual counseling (56%) • Legal counseling (51% ) • Drug/alcohol counseling (47% ) Farley & Butler, 2012

  23. Rachel Moran’s Suggestions Government funding for programs Exit programs that are flexible and individualized Education Vocational training Relaxation Reiki

  24. “Being with a prostitute is like having a cup of coffee, when you’re done, you throw it out” (pp. 4). -Farley & Butler

  25. The World According to Women, 2011

  26. Class Discussion

  27. References BBC News. (2007). Concern over student call girls [Image]. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7038215.stm Bindel, J. (2007). It’s like you sign a contract to be raped [Public Press]. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/07/usa.genderBrents, B. G. & Hausbeck, K. (2005). Violence and legalized brothel prostitution in Nevada: Examining safety, risk, and prostitution policy. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20(3), 270-294. doi: 10.1177/0886260504270333 Cormaic, R. M. (2013). Shatter seeks AG’s advice on proposed overhaul of prostitution laws [Public Press]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/shatter-seeks-ag-s- advice-on-proposed-overhaul-of-prostitution-laws-1.1624962Cusick, L. Brooks-Gordon, B., Campbell, R., & Edgar, F. (2011). ‘Exiting’ drug use and sex work: Career paths, interventions and government strategy targets. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 18(2), 145-156. doi: 10.3109/09687631003776901 Exposing The Truth, Ltd. (2013). Tunnel [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.exposingthetruth.co/should-prostitution-be-a-crime/#axzz2uNI1cqWe Farley, M. & Butler, E. (2012). Prostitution and trafficking: Quick facts [Public Press].Retrieved from http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/Prostitution%20Quick%20Facts%2012-21- 12.pdf Good Reads. (2014). Paid for [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17350624-paid-for

  28. References Hookers for Jesus logo [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.withheartsunited.com/projects/ I am Second. [I am Second]. (2012, October 1). I am SecondⓇ- Annie Lobert [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMyrkXj1kF8 Kramer, L. A. & Berg, E. C. (2003). A survival analysis of timing of entry into prostitution: The differential impact of race, educational level, and childhood/adolescent risk factors. Sociological Inquiry, 73(4), 511-528. doi: 10:1111/1475-682x.00069 Lawrence, E. (2007). Former prostitutes wage war against prostitution [Public Press]. Retrieved from http://www.8newsnow.com/story/7029088/former-prostitutes-wage-war-against- prostitutionLeadership Council for Human Rights. (n.d.). Human rights [Image]. Retrieved from http://leadership- council.org/ MondeSelonFemmes. (2011, January 11). Stop prostitution – clip belge EN [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLP0sdY0G4 Mac Cormaic, R. (2013). Shatter seeks AG’s advice on proposed overhaul of prostitution laws [Public Press]. Retrieved from http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/shatter-seeks-ag-s- advice-on-proposed-overhaul-of-prostitution-laws-1.1624962 Prostitution in Nevada. (n.d.). Prostitution laws [Public Press]. Retrieved from http://www.prostitutionnevada.com/prostitution-laws-nevada/

  29. References Real Laplaine. (n.d.). Homelessness [Image]. Retrieved from http://reallaplaine.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/homeless-youth-fall-prey-to-sex-trafficking/ RantLifestyle. (2014). Tunnel [Image]. Retrievedfrom http://www.rantlifestyle.com/2013/12/20/world- news-canada-making-prostitution-completely-legal/ The World According to Women. [MondeSelonFemmes]. (2011, January 11). Stop prostitution – Clip belgeEN [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLP0sdY0G4A Quinlan, Á. (2013). Prostitution in Ireland: Selling your body and your soul [Public Press]. Retrieved from http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandlife/yourhealth/prostitution-in- ireland-selling-your-body-and-your-soul-230129.html Ward, E. (2010). Prostitution and the Irish state: From prohibitionismto a globalized sex trade. Irish Political Studies, 25(1),  47-65. doi: 10.1080/07907180903431988 Wasau. (2014). Car [Image]. Retrieved from http://wsau.com/news/articles/2014/jan/24/wausau-police- arrest-four-more-in-prostitution-sting/ Wikipedia. (2014). Nevada map [Image]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_NevadaWith Hearts United. (n.d.). Writersfield. (n.d.). Social Support [Image]. Retrieved from http://writersfield.wordpress.com/

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