Pros And Cons Of Women Escorts

The article focuses on the experiences of two women who work as escorts within the sex industry, throughout this interview the women disclose the pros and cons of their jobs, why they chose to work as escorts, how their job has affected their family and friends around them, how they consider and approach their careers from a business point of view and how the women believe society and the media have inspired people to create a negative stigma of the sex industry as if it was a folk devil. Nagle (1997, p.250) states that “our culture uses sexual shame and ignorance for purposes of social control”. (Nagle, J. (1997), Whores and Other Feminists, London and New York: Routledge)

The article also highlights how women have overcome just being a stay at home wife and becoming business women. The article also goes on to highlight how the definition of a prostitute has remained the same

One of the women expresses how she is against structural norms and found that her normal nine to five career, left her feeling ‘bored’ and the work being out of her depth. She thrived for a job that was more mainstream which provided more freedom and flexibility, which escorting provided for her. Thelma found that escorting is a better lifestyle for her as she can have more time, work hours she wanted instead of long tedious hours and to wake up to a job she enjoys rather than finding it boring.
Louise found she felt the same way as Thelma, she wanted to improve her career situation; she discovered that she found her current situation very disappointing as she studied for years but ended up working in a job that she receives no pleasure from and works “hideous” hours. Louise was attracted to the idea of having more time just like Thelma and how she can be financially stable whilst looking for another career in the