Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)

3:10 pm

Dr. Teresa Whitaker:

Exactly. Many of the women I spoke to had a menu of services. They did not do everything that men asked them to do. They negotiated with their clients. There were things they would do and things they would not do. One woman told me, for example, that she would never kiss a guy. She saved that for her partner. Another girl said she always takes the keys of the car from a man if she gets into a car. In doing that she feels in control. The issue of exploitation is very difficult. It is very difficult to explain what exploitation is. Many workers in many industries are exploited. I cannot say; one would have to ask the woman.

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