Trajectories of Vulnerability and Resistance Among Independent Indoor Sex Workers During Economic Decline

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2392312
AutoresLaura Jarvis-King (0000-0002-9517-1077, University of Manchester, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen29
Número1
Páginas137-153
Fecha de publicación2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Research Online (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13607804231162757
OpenAlexW4360838369
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas37

Economic decline, such as we have witnessed in recent years, has disproportionately affected women and evidence demonstrates how financial hardship encourages entry to the sex industry. This worsens the working conditions within sex industry markets but, despite this, evidence documenting the effects of recent austerity measures on the sex industry is lacking. This article draws on qualitative longitudinal research following the 2007-2008 financial crisis to explore work trajectories and experiences of vulnerability through time among independent indoor sex workers in the UK. Participants' experiences demonstrate worsening conditions in the mainstream labour market, particularly for women and, within this constraining context, sex work represents a choice to mitigate economic vulnerability. Yet this creates increased competition in the sex industry alongside declining demand, which compromises economic security and worker wellbeing. Exploring sex workers' experiences over time contributes to a deeper understanding of the relationship between women's work practices and vulnerability during economic decline, which is necessary to inform policy responses

Austerity · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economic Security · Economics · Geography · Mainstream · Political science · Politics · Sex work · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Sex work and related issues