Stories by Melissa Ditmore

Melissa Ditmore, Ph.D., was the inaugural Chair of the Advisory Board of the Sex Workers Project and is a research consultant on issues of sex work, mobility and migration, HIV and sexual health. She edited the Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work (Greenwood Press, 2006) and edits Research for Sex Work, the journal of the Network of Sex Work Projects.subscribe to Melissa Ditmore's rss feed

Proposition K: Changing the Landscape for Sex Workers

Posted on Oct 29, 2008, Source: RH Reality Check

The passage of San Francisco's Proposition K would be a critical first step toward reducing sex workers' vulnerability to violence.

Sex Work vs. Trafficking: Understanding the Difference

Posted on May 10, 2008, Source: RH Reality Check

There are big differences between women trafficked into sexual slavery and voluntary sex workers. So why are we treating them the same?
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