Julie Bindel / TruthdigJun 12, 2019
Johns have no problem justifying it, but women are heavily criminalized, despite evidence that many are coerced and exploited into it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigMar 6, 2019
Defenders of the practice of surrogacy contend that everyone benefits from it, but that’s not always the case. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigDec 13, 2018
Cherry Smiley believes the government hasn’t done enough to correct conditions that resulted in nearly 3,000 murdered or missing women since the 1970s. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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Julie Bindel / TruthdigSep 11, 2018
Five years as a prostitute in Spain fueled one woman's passion to end trafficking and other forms of violence against women. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Staff and Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 23, 2017
The Truthdig columnist sits down with the activist, who argues that the international movement to legalize prostitution has been an "unmitigated disaster." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigSep 22, 2017
A new book reveals how survivors of prostitution are bullied, harassed, vilified, libeled and slandered by pro-prostitution activists. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigMay 19, 2017
Though backers of "sex worker" unions claim the groups promote rights, the women I interviewed seemed anything but empowered. (Pictured, Cambodian prostitutes.) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigApr 19, 2017
A writer-activist fighting to end abuse of women explores the breast-milk trade in Cambodia. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigMar 22, 2017
Supplying the rich with hair from poor women and children is not “meeting a need” but creating a demand. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigDec 15, 2016
Many women who participate in the international marriage market go from "mail-ordered" to "male-ordered," becoming commodities in an inherently unequal transaction based on money, sex and power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigSep 16, 2016
Welcome to the marketplace built on women’s oppression, disposability, desperation and despair. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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