Background In many countries, sex work is criminalized, driving sex work underground and
leaving sex workers vulnerable to a number of occupational health and safety risks …

A landmark publication in the social sciences, Linda Lindsey's Gender is the most
comprehensive textbook to explore gender sociologically, as a critical and fundamental …

In this introduction article to the Major Contribution on sex positivity in counseling
psychology, we define sex positivity and its intersections with counseling psychology's …

Introduction Sex workers face many barriers to accessing the inalienable human right of
mental health. The aim of this review was to synthesize the evidence on the barriers to …

Introduction Resilience represents adaptability and empowerment and can buffer against
the consequences of traumatic events. Cisgender and transgender women in street-based …

Many qualitative studies about the exchange of sex for money, drugs, and less tangible
outcomes (ie, social status) contend that this activity contributes to high levels of internalized …

Social support for women in sex work is essential for their overall health and well-being. In
the city of Cúcuta, Colombia, both domestic Colombian and migrant Venezuelan women …

Background Resilience is a commonly used construct in substance use and mental health
research. Yet it is often narrowly defined by only its internal qualities (eg, adaptability …

This study is an empirical response to the scholarly debate regarding sex work and sex
worker empowerment. It drew on job satisfaction literature to derive a theoretical model of …

Thousands of Indian women and girls enter the commercial sex industry (CSI) annually
based solely on membership in particular castes (eg, Bedia, Nat). CSI-involved females bear …