Flashermac Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 THE NATION 1 Mar 2007 Sex workers as happy as other working women: survey Sydney (AFP) - Prostitutes working legally in Australian brothels are just as happy as women with regular day jobs, a survey showed Thursday. But women who sell sex illegally in their homes or on the streets are far less happy, according to the survey by Queensland University of Technology researcher Charlotte Seib. The study compared the mental and physical health of nearly 250 prostitutes, aged 18 to 57. Legal workers reported similar job satisfaction to women in the general community, the national AAP news agency quoted the survey as showing. "The general picture is that those women whose families know about their work reported greater job satisfaction than those who kept their work secret," said Seib. Eighty-two per cent of the women said they took up prostitution for the money, while 52 per cent pointed to the flexible working hours. "And 39 per cent said they had a particular goal in mind such as a new car, a house or a holiday," said Seib. One in four of the women surveyed had a university degree, contrary to the stereotype that sex workers came from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Legal prostitutes were psychologically on a par with other women but street workers were far less stable, said Seib. About half said they had been raped or assaulted by a client in the past year, compared to just three per cent of brothel workers, she noted, indicating that legalisation of the industry had been effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Hippie Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Impossible, these girls are all forced, and hate it, they are victims who have no other choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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