What's Money Got To Do With It?

When a client approaches a prostitute, he is rarely
interested in
buying school supplies for her children, and she is
just as unlikely to
be interested in the sex. Yet these material
exchanges are the
foundation of the sex economy. Indeed, if there is
one unifying
factor in the experiences of sex workers, it is fast
money. The sex
sector offers more money in fewer hours than
virtually any other
type of employment.
Fast money comes at a high price, however. Sex
workers face daily
risks to their health, safety and emotional
well-being. How well they
manage these risks has enormous implications for
their families,
communities, and society more broadly.
What''s Money Got To Do With It? takes readers to the
streets,
brothels and strip clubs of Managua to explore the
economic
dimensions of the sex industry. It describes, in sex
workers'' words,
why and when they risk violence and disease, and what
money has
to do with these decisions. Their experiences have
the potential to
change the way address key policy challenges related
to the sex
industry, from employment and human rights, to
violence and the
spread of disease.

Autorentext

Alys Willman writes on gender, violence and illicit economies,and consults for various international development organizations. She holds aPh.D. in Public Policy, and has worked with grassroots organizations throughout LatinAmerica.

Klappentext

When a client approaches a prostitute, he is rarelyinterested in buying school supplies for her children, and she isjust as unlikely to be interested in the sex. Yet these materialexchanges are the foundation of the sex economy. Indeed, if there isone unifying factor in the experiences of sex workers, it is fastmoney. The sex sector offers more money in fewer hours thanvirtually any other type of employment. Fast money comes at a high price, however. Sexworkers face daily risks to their health, safety and emotionalwell-being. How well they manage these risks has enormous implications fortheir families, communities, and society more broadly. What's Money Got To Do With It? takes readers to thestreets, brothels and strip clubs of Managua to explore theeconomic dimensions of the sex industry. It describes, in sexworkers' words, why and when they risk violence and disease, and whatmoney has to do with these decisions. Their experiences havethe potential to change the way address key policy challenges relatedto the sex industry, from employment and human rights, toviolence and the spread of disease.