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Interview with Young Women's Empowerment Project on their research "Girls Do What they Do In Order to Survive"

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

An interview with the Young Women's Empowerment Project on their research study of girls involved in the sex trade. Participatory Action Research emphasizes the involvement of those being studied in the actual research process. It?s a technique the Young Women's Empowerment Project has used to fill in the gaps of previous research on the sex trade and street economy. YWEP assists young women ages 12-23 who are either currently working in the sex trade and street economy, or have in the past. The group is also entirely run by peers with experience in the sex trade and street economy. Today, YWEP releases their findings in a new report entitled, ?Girls do what they have to do to survive: Illuminating Methods used by Girls in the Sex Trade and Street Economy to Fight Back and Heal...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on September 28, 2009 (boomark / email).