Surely, the intelligence of researchers had not changed so significantly either. It seemed clear that research was being driven by ideology. Unreliable Data on Both Sides Emotion and ideology surround the issue of prostitution. It is difficult to trust studies or statistics, many of which contradict each other. The United States has the highest rate of STDs of all Western nations, and some forms of prostitution seem to be vectors of transmission.
Dependable data is essential.
Some women on Whorenet thought it could be. The most interesting aspect of the excerpted paper is its source. Farley is what the PRM calls an 'anti-sex' feminist who believes prostitution is a form of violence against women. Recently, Farley and I have conducted a modest exchange of research. I am not aware of another instance in which two ideologically opposed feminists cooperated on data relating to sex work.