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In the mid-1990s, changes to law enforcement strategies in New York City
pushed many women working in the sex trade off of the streets and into
the indoors. Increasing numbers of women began advertising sexual
services in bars, over the Internet, and in print media, and conducting
their work in their homes, hotels, and brothels. This study uses
in-depth interviews and participant observation to examine the impact of
this change on the life and work of women working in New York's indoor
sex trade. A critical finding is that as women move their work indoors,
they begin to conceive of sex work as a profession and a career, rather
than just a short-term means of employment.
Forthcoming in Qualitative Sociology, June 2006
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