Prostitution

• What is Prostitution?


  Selling of sexual services - world's oldest profession.
• Is it legal?


  Yes but many connected activities are illegal: soliciting in public place, kerb crawling, owning a brothel
• What was the stigma behind prostitution?


  Women involved were thought to be immoral due to idea of having sex for money.
• Why did some women become prostitutes?

  Provided a source of income at a time when they had few other options for jobs.
• What are peoples opinions of it now?

  Now calls for it to be decriminalised with appropriate regulation.
• Concern for prostitution 


  Safety of the woman and how to protect vulnerable people who become involved in prostitution, sometimes against their will.
• Why did society change its views on it?

  Decline in people believing in religion and an increased moral tolerance.

  The status of women changed and with increased equality, more occupations and training opportunities became available.
• Soliciting


  Offer sex for money in a public place.
• Kerb crawling


  Driving slowly along a road, close to a pavement in order to ask a prostitute for sex.
• Brothel


  Place where men got to pay to have sex with a prostitute.