Elly Arrow talks to Esther, Policy Advisor at Nordic Model Now and survivor of exploitation in prostitution and pornography, about the modern sex industry's downward spiral of ever more extreme acts for ever lower prices. They discuss why the industry doesn't allow for genuine female autonomy or safety and how male demands for degradation and violence are both cause and consequence of the sex industry. They touch on OnlyFans, BDSM, snuff films, human trafficking, and Esther's own experience of narrowly surviving commercial sexual exploitation.

Links

Nordic Model Now: https://nordicmodelnow.org/

Esther’s NMN pieces: https://nordicmodelnow.org/tag/esther/

FiLiA: https://www.filia.org.uk/

CAP International: https://www.cap-international.org/en/

A Model for Scotland: https://www.amodelforscotland.org/

Persons Against Non-State Torture: https://nonstatetorture.org/

Prostitution-context femicide: https://ellyarrow.wordpress.com/2021/03/29/who-is-killing-whom-where-how-and-why-in-german-prostitution/

How Prostitution Safety Systems Fail Women (Episode 5)

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This is the recording from our recent livestream to mark 11 years since the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) became law in Canada.

The discussion featured:

• Andrea Heinz and Kathy King, co-authors of When Men Buy Sex: Who Really Pays?

• Michelle Abel, Vice President for Children and Youth & Global Affairs, National Council of Women of Canada

• Liz John-West, Executive Director, CEASE (Centre to Empower All Survivors of Exploitation & Trafficking)

• Linda MacDonald and Jeanne Sarson, co-founders of Persons Against Non-State Torture

Speakers reflected on the impact of PCEPA since its adoption, shared observations from anniversary events held in Ottawa, and outlined what further measures are needed to strengthen Canada’s response to sexual exploitation and trafficking.

The episode provided updates on policy outcomes, community initiatives, and the continuing challenges in preventing exploitation and supporting those affected.

It was moderated by Elly Arrow.

Partners and families of sex buyers are often the unseen victims of commercial sexual exploitation. In this episode, Andrea Heinz reads her renowned peer-reviewed paper “A Mule for the Patriarchy: Waking Up to the Harm of Prostitution to Wives and Families,” sharing powerful insights on how women in the sex industry come to understand the betrayal trauma and financial abuse faced by buyers’ partners. Sabrinna joins the conversation to talk about her own efforts to warn partners about infidelity and to unpack the historical narratives that have justified prostitution while dividing women into “private” and “public property.”

Links

Andrea Heinz’s paper “A Mule for the Patriarchy: Waking Up to the Harm of Prostitution to Wives and Families”: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=dignity

Ingeborg Kraus’ on “shadow women”: https://www.trauma-and-prostitution.eu/en/2018/10/19/shadow-women/

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