2025/01/02 by Seth J. Meyer · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Labor Movements and Unions
paper · pdf · doi:10.24926/jsepa.v3i1.5901
openalex publication_date 2025/01/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
From both a policy and a social service perspective, sex workers interact with and are impacted by public administration. This study asks how public administration can be more supportive of sex workers within public policy and social services. Using qualitative data from a national survey of over 1,100 LGBTQIA+ individuals in the United States, I explore the experiences of sex workers in receiving social services. In this article, I explain how public administration can support sex workers including everything from the regulation of sex work to facilitating a way out of sex work when desired. To better understand the experiences of sex workers, sex work is divided into voluntary and exploitative. These categories allow us to create policies and design social services that meet the specific needs of workers. Both policy and social service recommendations for public administration are provided.