Why should I care?

As part of our Pl 10 Thinkery project, our group decided to look deeper into womens rights, more specifically, sex trade workers in Victoria, British Columbia. What words come to mind when you hear the term "prostitution"? Worthless, shameful, dirty, diseased, and waste are few. But these women are not worthless. They are women who find themselves in a difficult situation, women who need money fast. Even women who are abducted and forced into the trade. This is just another job to these struggling women, and our community is not helping by excluding them from the common society.

Because modern society turns a blind eye to these valuable women, Many can get away with mistreatment, abuse and taking advantage of what's not theirs. When you are working in the streets, danger of being raped, murdered or injured is increased by 60%. So why should we care? These women have put themselves in this position, right? No, many have not. You should care because just like you would grant someone the respect and help they need to overcome a drug addiction, you should treat sex workers no differently. These women are beaten, lied to, and many are homeless. They need support. If you can't help, then at least show to them respect. They are people, and no different then a cousin, a sister, or mother. So in this blog, the focus will be the protection for women on the streets, and helping them feel more accepted in their community, and ultimately... gaining their trust.