This week's guest blog is by Janine Ewen. Janine Ewen carried out Independent research as part of her research methods learning for her MSc in Health Improvement at the Robert Gordon University. Janine received a humanitarian award acknowledgement from the British Red Cross in 2013 for activities in Brazil and work in overseas sustainable first aid in East Africa. Other activities include writing news reports for Politics First and Scottish Policy ...
One question we are regularly asked is 'What do we mean by sex work?'. For us, sex work has a broad meaning but we are aware that most people associate it with women who sell sexual acts for money, in other words the common understanding of prostitution. Our Project identifies 'sex work' as including activities such as erotic dancing, web cam sex, phone chat sex, escort work, massage parlour work ...
The project began in June 2012 and the overarching aim of the project is to develop and deliver an integrated sexual health service for student sex workers in Wales. See About Us to learn more.
If you are already sex working or planning on starting a career in sex work, it is paramount that you keep yourself safe at all times.
Remember you can contact us anonymously and in confidence for advice or support. If you are a member of the project to can also contact us via our one-2-one support and chat to a member of staff from the Project.
What is Sex Work?
Hear from one of our current project members…..
"I first saw The Student Sex Work Project at Fresher’s Fair. I knew what it was for but I didn't join at first for fear of being outed and being judged.
A few months later and after keeping an eye on the project online, I decided to take the risk and join. I don't know why I was so worried. It really is confidential and no one knows who you are. I can e-mail, chat to other people who understand in forums and talk online."
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