PERMANENT COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN IN CT IDENTIFIES PATTERN OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN: SEX WORKERS MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED THAN BUYERS OF SEX!

FEROZE DHANOA OF THE AVON PATCH REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:

"Sex workers in Connecticut are more than twice as likely as buyers of sex to be arrested, according to an analysis conducted by the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW). 

The organization reports that the pattern of arrests and convictions for prostitution in nearly every Connecticut municipality may indicate the presence of systemic sexism in how sex workers are viewed and treated. The analysis is based on an annual report released by the Trafficking in Persons Council (TIPC). 

Data for the past decade shows 1,841 prostitution convictions versus 269 convictions for buying sex. When it comes to arrests, 3,557 prostitutes were arrested compared to 1,378 buyers of sex over the past ten years, according to the PCSW. While the data is not broken down by gender, the PCSW says it can be safely assumed that most prostitutes are women..."

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