Sex workers' Motivations & Obstacles,Solutions & Experiences Post-Exit

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Sex Workers, Their Motivations and Obstacles, Solutions, and Their Experiences Post-Exit
There is widespread abuse of sex workers framed as "trafficking victims" by law enforcement actions in Canada. The desire to outright ban the sole source of income for individuals will only lead to more harm, and only a deeper understanding of the multiple facets of the "sex-worker" archetype can remedy the harms perpetuated by Canada's anti-prostitution legislation. This essay seeks to provide a distillation of information on the motivations of workers in the sex-related fields they had to enter sex work, the obstacles they face from law enforcement's tendency to crack down on what is sometimes their sole source of income, and experiences and lives of sex workers upon leaving the field either temporarily or permanently.
Until the 1990s, the prevalent idea of entrance into prostitution was the passive experience of neglected and mistreated children and adolescents. According to this line of study, there is a connection between prostitution and child maltreatment. Several studies on female prostitution have revealed patterns of male exploitation (Cobbina and Sharon 314). However, the causal link between child abuse and future prostitution is still unidentified.  Based on the susceptibility model, women's sensitivity to prostitution increases by a mix of psychological traits and catastrophic events like sexual assault (Cobbina and Sharon 314). Academics argue that childhood maltreatment is directly linked to prostitution, but others argue that runaway behavior is a mediator (Cobbina and Sharon 314). Nonetheless, the susceptibility model indicates that when specific personality characteristics are combined with personal crises, females become more vulnerable to prostitution.
Typically, entrance into the sex industry is not viewed as an employment decision comparable to other occupations. This is because sex work is often viewed as an occupation different from wage labor; it is extreme manipulation or a form of contemporary slavery (Benoit et al. 734). Macroeconomic conditions heavily influence the majority of occupational decisions. Many more societal factors influence an individual's capacity to pick their line of work or career in any particular period and place, including class, gender, and more. A recent study demonstrates that such predisposing characteristics are far less prevalent than previously believed and often only apply to street-based prostitutes (Benoit et al. 734). An extensive study on sex work reveals that the sex business is diverse (Benoit et al. 734) and stratified by class.
For street workers, Benoit suggests, other economic considerations, such as living expenditures and flexible work schedules to suit childcare, are more likely to motivate them (734). Many women choose to work in a regulated brothel for the same reasons because of its higher hourly income and flexibility compared to other service jobs. Prostitution is often linked to economic hardship. To avoid poverty, females with lower socioeconomic status have fewer educational and job options, making it more difficult. (Benoit...