Sex Work and COVID-19 in the New Zealand Media

Download or read book Sex Work and COVID-19 in the New Zealand Media written by Gwyn Easterbrook-Smith and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealand’s relatively recent decriminalisation of sex work and its unusual success in combatting COVID-19 have both attracted international media interest. This accessibly written book uses the lens of news media coverage to consider the pandemic’s impacts on both sex workers and public perceptions of the industry. Analysing the stigmatisation of sex work in both short- and long-term contexts, the book addresses the impacts of intersectional oppressions or marginalisations on sex workers, and the ways sex work advocacy relates to other social justice movements. It unpicks how New Zealand’s decriminalisation approach functions under stress, offering valuable information for advocates, activists and scholars.