Discussing the Review's draft report with Aotearoa's business community
Discussing the Review's draft report with Aotearoa's business community
Tue, Feb 14, 2023 10:00 AM NZDT (+13:00)
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#DecrimSexWork: Enhancing Justice for Sex Workers in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Dr. Gillian Abel will discuss the sex industry over the past two decades in Aotearoa-New Zealand, highlighting decriminalization & justice.
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#DecrimSexWork: Enhancing Justice for Sex Workers in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
ABOUT THE TALK
It is a year out from the 20th anniversary of the decriminalization of sex work in Aotearoa-New Zealand and so much has changed during this time for sex workers in this country. The sex industry has changed from one where it was illegal to solicit, own or manage a brothel, live off earnings of a sex worker, and procure sex for a third party to one where sex workers are able to (and do) report crimes and where there’s an improved relationship with police. Sex workers are now able to challenge unfair and coercive work conditions and work practices in brothels have improved. Dr. Gillian Abel traces this historic transition from 1997, when she first started to research sex work until today, highlighting some of her research done along the way. This research confirms that decriminalization is the only legislative approach that can provide sex workers with occupational rights and access to justice.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Gillian Abel is department head of Population Health at the University of Otago and an expert in mixed methods research using community-based participatory approaches. Her research focuses on vulnerable populations such as sex workers, vulnerable youth and Pacific people. Sex work research is a field in which she has extensive expertise. Her research in this field is firmly located in public health but she applies a sociological lens by analysing data in the context of structural opportunities and constraints faced by sex workers, drawing on concepts of stigma, theories of social exclusion, theories of risk and feminist theories.
ABOUT THIS EVENT: The Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity Speaker Series brings cutting-edge research in the field of gender and sexual health equity to researchers, practitioners, students and interested members of the public, creating a unique opportunity for education and dialogue.
FINALLY: Currently, our event is only available in English, which we recognize is a colonial language. We acknowledge that language should not be a barrier to participation and we hope to host our Speaker Series in various languages in the future, based on participants’ needs and as resources allow.
