Representing Sex Work in Aotearoa Media w/ Dr Gwyn Easterbrook Smith: March 8, 2022
Representing Sex Work in Aotearoa Media w/ Dr Gwyn Easterbrook Smith: March 8, 2022
Representing Sex Work in Aotearoa Media w/ Dr Gwyn Easterbrook Smith: March 8, 2022Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Nearly twenty years after Aotearoa decriminalised sex work, the stigma and stereotypes attached to sex workers and the industry persist. In particular, the representation of sex work in the media has reproduced negative ideas about sex work, despite a general societal shift to greater acceptance of sex work as work. Christina spoke to Dr Gwyn Easterbrook-Smith from Massey University about their new research into the representation of sex work in the media, and the stigma surrounding sex work in Aotearoa.