Young People Vulnerabilities And Prostitution Sex For Compensation In The Nordic Countries A Study Of Knowledge Social Initiatives And Legal Measures

Author : Holmström, Charlotta,Bjønness, Jeanett,Jensen, Mie Birk,Seikkula, Minna,Antonsdóttir, Hildur Fjóla,Skilbrei, May-Len,Søderholm, Tara,Grönvall, Ylva
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789289362870

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Young People, Vulnerabilities and Prostitution/Sex for Compensation in the Nordic Countries: A Study of Knowledge, Social Initiatives and Legal Measures by Holmström, Charlotta,Bjønness, Jeanett,Jensen, Mie Birk,Seikkula, Minna,Antonsdóttir, Hildur Fjóla,Skilbrei, May-Len,Søderholm, Tara,Grönvall, Ylva Pdf

What do we know about the extent of young people’s experiences of sex for compensation in the Nordic countries? Are such experiences addressed by social initiatives and how do legal measures affect them? This report is based on country studies focusing on knowledge about sex for compensation among young people in the Nordic countries. The five country studies show how research on the extent of, and the motivations and conditions for, young people selling sex in the Nordic countries is rather scarce and that there are few social initiatives that target young people specifically. The interviews with service providers and the literature reviewed point to individual vulnerabilities related to young people’s experiences of compensational sex. In order to develop preventive measures more knowledge on structural factors related to experiences of compensational sex is needed.

Author : Charlotta Holmström
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9289362863

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Young People, Vulnerabilities and Prostitution/sex for Compensation in the Nordic Countries by Charlotta Holmström Pdf

Author : May-Len Skilbrei,Charlotta Holmström
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317074533

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Prostitution Policy in the Nordic Region by May-Len Skilbrei,Charlotta Holmström Pdf

There is great interest internationally in the development of prostitution policies in the Nordic countries after Sweden, Norway and Iceland have introduced general bans against buying sex whilst selling sex remains legal. In addition, there is a partial ban against buying sex in Finland. This is a different approach from that of several other European countries, where we have seen a decriminalisation of third-party involvement in prostitution as well as to that of the USA which criminalises both the buying and selling of sexual services. Thus the Nordic countries are often treated as representatives of a 'Nordic model' of prostitution policies. In this book - the first on the subject - Skilbrei and Holmström argue that these models of policies or policy regimes tend to ignore the trajectories, contexts and consequences of the full range of approaches to prostitution, thus they are too simplistic and static. Prostitution policies in the Nordic countries are multifaceted and dynamic, and cannot be represented as following a straight path and detached from empirical contexts. Their analysis treats Nordic prostitution policies both as a product of history, of current national and Nordic debates, and of international obligations and changes in the international and national prostitution markets. Furthermore they argue that a broad understanding of the relevant context is necessary so as to place Nordic prostitution policies within broader policy concerns related to gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality, social welfare, immigration and organised crime, as well as to neoliberal forms of governance.

Author : Anja Weber Stendal,Lisbeth Mørk Iversen
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789289360982

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Employment and traumatised refugees by Anja Weber Stendal,Lisbeth Mørk Iversen Pdf

This report presents the results of a study of effective employment initiatives for refugees and reunited refugee family members who are psychologically vulnerable, have symptoms of trauma or are traumatised. The study consists of a literature study and an exploratory investigation of existing practices for the target group in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The study shows that the knowledge base about effective employment initiatives for the target group is currently limited. Nevertheless, several best practices are identified that have a good probability of showing positive employment outcomes for the target group. The report presents the existing knowledge base in the litterature, detailed description of best practices and it identifies key prerequisites in creating effective employment initiatives for the target group.

Author : Svensson, Malin
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789289366595

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Sexually harassed at work: An overview of the research in the Nordic countries by Svensson, Malin Pdf

Online publication: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2020-521/ Abstract [en] Sexual harassment is a major social problem in working life in the Nordic countries, which the Me Too movement of autumn 2017 demonstrated in particular. This research overview has been compiled on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality with the purpose to provide an account of current knowledge about sexual harassment in the workplace in the Nordic countries and to identify the knowledge gaps to form the basis for a Nordic research initiative. The work is based on a survey of the research into the various ways in which sexual harassment is expressed in people’s working lives based on occupations of varying nature, in professional situations, in peer relations, and in meetings with customers, patients and clients. The overview is based on a systematic review of the research and other relevant literature from the Nordic countries between the years 2014–2019.

Author : Rune Halvorsen,Bjørn Hvinden
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789289338707

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New Policies to Promote Youth Inclusion by Rune Halvorsen,Bjørn Hvinden Pdf

This report examines changes over time among young adults who have experienced particular difficulties in achieving and retaining paid work in the ordinary labour market: youth with family background from non-Nordic countries and youth with disabilities in the Nordic countries. The report identifies processes and mechanisms enabling or preventing the labour market prospects of the two youth groups. The report focuses on policy measures aiming at tackling demand-side barriers to employment for the two youth groups. While available data have not made it possible to determine robust evidence of an effect (positive or negative) of the social regulation policies for the employment of vulnerable youth groups in statistical terms, the report identifies processes and mechanisms through which social regulation policies make a difference.

Author : Young Håkansson, Susanna
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789289377973

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Economic vulnerability in different stages of life by Young Håkansson, Susanna Pdf

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2024-006/ Despite well-developed welfare systems in the Nordic countries, poverty is a growing problem. More Nordic citizens face economic vulnerability today than ten years ago, and in several of the Nordic countries the gap between rich and poor has increased. The growing number of children living in poverty is particularly serious, as is the fact that many pensioners, especially women, are living in economic hardship. It is therefore necessary to consider all stages of life in order to more effectively tackle poverty. This knowledge base describes economic vulnerability through all phases of life and shows the conditions of different groups. It also addresses economic violence in different forms, the consequences for victims and the need for support structures The report has been produced by Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK) a co-operative body under the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Author : May-Len Skilbrei
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1299925146

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Prostitution Policy in the Nordic Region: Ambiguous Sympathies by May-Len Skilbrei Pdf

There is great interest internationally in the development of prostitution policies in the Nordic countries after Sweden, Norway and Iceland have introduced general bans against buying sex whilst selling sex remains legal. In addition, there is a partial ban against buying sex in Finland. This is a different approach from that of several other European countries, where we have seen a decriminalisation of third-party involvement in prostitution as well as to that of the USA which criminalises both the buying and selling of sexual services. Thus the Nordic countries are often treated as representatives of a 'Nordic model' of prostitution policies. In this book - the first on the subject - Skilbrei and Holmstrom argue that these models of policies or policy regimes tend to ignore the trajectories, contexts and consequences of the full range of approaches to prostitution, thus they are too simplistic and static. Prostitution policies in the Nordic countries are multifaceted and dynamic, and cannot be represented as following a straight path and detached from empirical contexts. Their analysis treats Nordic prostitution policies both as a product of history, of current national and Nordic debates, and of international obligations and changes in the international and national prostitution markets. Furthermore they argue that a broad understanding of the relevant context is necessary so as to place Nordic prostitution policies within broader policy concerns related to gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality, social welfare, immigration and organised crime, as well as to neoliberal forms of governance."

Author : Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789289325516

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Young People on the Edge (summary) by Nordic Council of Ministers Pdf

The unemployment among young people is considerably higher than the overall unemployment in the Nordic region. A growing group of young people in the Nordic countries are at a great risk of permanent exclusion with regard to working life and society, perhaps for much of their adult lives. Unemployment among young people is a permanent structural problem, but it has increased as a result of the global economic crisis. The Nordic Council of Ministers has asked the Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues to analyse, how one in the Nordic region most effectively can contribute to increased inclusion of vulnerable people in the labour market. The report Young people on the edge (summary) - Labour market inclusion of vulnerable youth is a result of this work.

Author : Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9289330732

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Nordic-Baltic Knowledge Overview by Nordic Council of Ministers Pdf

In accordance with the agreement at the Roundtable Meeting of the Ministers of Social Affairs of the Baltic Sea Region in 2006 to co-operate on the social consequences in the fight against sex trafficking, the Nordic Council of Ministers for Social Affairs and Health (MR-S) initiated the project Nordic-Baltic knowledge overview and action plan for removing obstacles to health care access in sexual trafficking. The project consisted of three parts, a Nordic-Baltic expert meeting to review the current knowledge, a Nordic-Baltic case study conducted in all eight countries, and a concluding international conference in Riga 2010. The project focused on the damage of both physical and mental health as the consequences of sexual exploitation in trafficking. As sex trafficking crosses borders joint frameworks are needed for tackling the problem and to improve access to health care for the victims, both during the act of trafficking as well as post-trafficking ("Safe Return"). The report reveals that every country has chosen its own way on how to apply international legal measures into their national legal systems, and that there is a need of policies for long term rehabilitation. Further, a more in-depth knowledge on prevalence and types of mental and physical disorders over the different stages of sexual trafficking is needed for tailoring the health care.

Author : Ekselius, Inga-Bodil,Lundqvist, Maja,Simonsson, Angelica
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789289378574

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Preventing Sexual Harassment at Work by Ekselius, Inga-Bodil,Lundqvist, Maja,Simonsson, Angelica Pdf

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2024-018/ Sexual harassment at work is a challenge for the Nordic labour market and to the goal of creating an inclusive, gender equal and cohesive region. International and Nordic studies alike show that sexual harassment exists in all sectors of the labour market and that it has serious negative consequences. Therefore, the five Nordic gender equality ministers decided to allocate funding for new research on sexual harassment at work in the Nordic Region.The goal was predominantly to contribute towards new knowledge, with a focus on preventive measures and intervention methods. The research funding initiative was carried out 2021-2023 in collaboration between the Nordic sectors for gender equality, culture and working life and the Nordic Committee for Children and Young People. In this publication you can read more about the research initiative, the projects and their key messages.

Author : Marlene Spanger,May-Len Skilbrei
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317433552

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Prostitution Research in Context by Marlene Spanger,May-Len Skilbrei Pdf

The starting point for this book is the question of how we research sex for sale and the implications of the choices we make in terms of epistemology and ethics. Which dilemmas and ethical aspects need to be taken into account when producing qualitative data within a highly politicised and moral-infected realm? These two questions are exactly what Spanger and Skilbrei aim to unpack in this unusual interdisciplinary methodology book, Prostitution Research in Context. The book offers contributions from a number of scholars who, based on their reflections on their own research practice and the existing knowledge field, discuss ongoing methodological issues and challenges representative of international research on sex for sale. Some chapters deal explicitly with methodological dilemmas in research; others thematise the encounter between prostitution research and general texts on epistemology. Other chapters again actively engage with the ethical dilemmas that research on the topic of sex for sale can entail. The authors represent different disciplines, but share an interest in engaging in reflexive research practices informed by feminism and feminist epistemologies. An authoritative contribution to the field, this innovative volume will appeal to international scholars and students from across the social sciences and humanities in areas such as sociology, anthropology, criminology, media studies, feminist studies, human geography and history.

Author : Julius T. Jaesen, II
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783668578227

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The Effects of Prostitution on Girls’ Future in Post Conflict Liberia by Julius T. Jaesen, II Pdf

Case Study from the year 2015 in the subject Sociology - Relationships and Family, , course: Sociology, language: English, abstract: Prostitution is described as a practice of engaging in sexual relations for payment or benefits. There have been two schools of thoughts on prostitutions in society. Depending on the jurisdiction and community, prostitution can be legal or illegal. A global statistics shows that there are about 42 million prostitutes in the world. Prostitution is frequently viewed as a form of exploitation of or violence against women and children. It helps to create a supply of victims for human trafficking. However, there has not been any empirical examination and data of the effects and causes of this social phenomenon in Liberian society, specifically in the in the Center Street community which is the focus of this term paper. Thus, the purpose of this study is to bridge this gap in the literature by providing knowledge of the effects of prostitution among young girls between ages of 18 to 35 in the targeted community. The Center Street is a local community situated in central Monrovia, which harbors some of Liberia’s leading and professional prostitutes the country had ever known. A prostitute by definition is one who exchanges sex or sexual favors for money, drugs and other desirable commodities. According to academicians as well as public opinions, there are many reasons why women enter the world of prostitution. While many of these reasons may be important to examine, relatively few capture the experiences of women. As such, I will argue in this paper, after presenting some of the basic underlying assumptions that are frequently associated with this controversial subject, that some approaches to understanding prostitution are more valid than others. Historically, it appears that prostitution is something that is typically looked down upon and viewed as morally repugnant—something in which only women with low self-esteem and low socioeconomic status participate. This, however, is not always the case. Prostitutes as well as the men who use them come from all walks of life; in fact, some prostitutes make a great deal of money. Many people have difficulty in understanding how individuals end up in the prostitution industry. Similarly, many prostitutes have a difficult time leaving prostitution. This paper will explore a high degree of investigation from those involved as well as feminist perspectives to identify the root or background factors that lead someone into prostitution and its effects on girls’ future.

Author : Kathrine Bjerg Bennike,Stine Thidemann Faber,Helene Pristed Nielsen
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789289345040

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Gender, Education and Population Flows by Kathrine Bjerg Bennike,Stine Thidemann Faber,Helene Pristed Nielsen Pdf

Author : Højbjerre, Andreas,Kildahl Nielsen, Sarah,Jakobsen, Vibeke,Thuesen, Frederik,Lang Thomsen, Rasmus,Saikku, Peppi,Mesiäislehto, Merita,Korpi, Tomas,Lorentzen, Thomas,Celine Hardonk, Stefan
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789289375979

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Barriers to employment for vulnerable groups in the Nordic countries by Højbjerre, Andreas,Kildahl Nielsen, Sarah,Jakobsen, Vibeke,Thuesen, Frederik,Lang Thomsen, Rasmus,Saikku, Peppi,Mesiäislehto, Merita,Korpi, Tomas,Lorentzen, Thomas,Celine Hardonk, Stefan Pdf

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2023-513/ This report is the second report in a research project examining how to increase labour market participation among vulnerable groups in the Nordic countries. In this report we develop a framework over employment barriers that vulnerable groups face in the nordic countries, based on an extensive targeted literature review. The purpose of the framework is twofold. First, we hope it can be a tool for practitioners to identify and address the broad range of barriers to employment that vulnerable groups potentially face. Second, the framework will be useful in future phases of this project, when we will operationalise and measure the prevalence of the barriers among vulnerable groups in the Nordic countries and analyse relevant and promising policies to help individuals with certain set of barriers.