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• Gatekeeping Decriminalization of Prostitution: The Ubiquitous Influence of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective

  Authors: Janice G. Raymond, CATW Board Member

  Janice Raymond, CATW's board treasurer and professor emerita of Women’s Studies and Medical Ethics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, recently wrote an enlightening article for Volume 3, Issue 2 of Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence. "Gatekeeping Decriminalization of Prostitution: The Ubiquitous Influence of the New Ze... Read More...

• Grooming the Next Generation of #MeToo Predators: Sleek Pornhub Storefront Pops Up in SoHo

  Authors: Taina Bien-Aimé, CATW Executive Director

  This piece originally appeared in HuffPost. All of these Black women for sale. I thought about slavery in that porn shop. I thought about the stories my Grandmother told me about her mother’s life under slavery … seeing these Black women shackled, spread-eagle, or hog-tied made it seem as though this part of history — the history of my foremot... Read More...

• CATW ED Responds to The New York Times Article on Soros

  Authors: CATW International

  On Oct. 17, The New York Times published “George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations.” The article neglected to highlight OSF’s position on full decriminalization of the sex trade. In response, our executive director wrote a letter to the editor that remains unpublished by the newspaper. The full text of the letter follows below.De... Read More...

• Mobilizing Around the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

  Authors: CATW International

  CATW had a busy summer advocating for the rights of women and girls at the United Nations. With the third appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons occurring during the annual meeting of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters this month, we have been working intensely to ensure that women and girls are not forgotten a... Read More...

• From “Sex Work” Advocate to Survivor Leader: A Journey Embraced

  Authors: Taina Bien-Aimé, CATW Executive Director

  This piece originally appeared in HuffPost. Nomonde Mihlali (“Mickey”) Meji is a program associate for Survivor Initiatives at Embrace Dignity in Cape Town, South Africa. Embrace Dignity is dedicated to ending all forms of sexual abuse of women and girls through legal advocacy, public education and exit services for trafficked and prostituted women... Read More...

• Yellow Cabs and Strip Clubs: New York Sells Inequality

  Authors: Taina Bien-Aimé, CATW Executive Director

  This piece originally appeared in The Huffington Post. I get angry about things, then go on and work.   – Toni Morrison  Gloria Steinem often reminds us that the strongest predictor of whether a country will be violent within its borders, or in its use of military force, is not poverty or access to natural resources, not religio... Read More...