Prostitution
Rijula Das: different sides of Kolkata’s red light district
Sonagachi in Kolkata (Calcutta) is the largest red-light district in Asia, with an estimated 10,000 or more sex workers in residence. It's the setting for Rijula Das' debut novel Small Deaths, a… Audio
Spanish PM vows to abolish prostitution
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has pledged to outlaw prostitution in the country.
Madam: the story of Flora MacKenzie
Flora MacKenzie is one of the most colourful characters in New Zealand history: A hard drinking, hard talking brothel owner from the 1960s and 70s who won the affection of sex workers, police and… Audio
How beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men
Dr. Ashley Mears is a former fashion model turned academic sociologist. Her new book Very Important People looks at how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their… Audio
The Law Worked Against Us
"From the good and the great to the lowest of the low, she bridged a gap," says Georgina Beyer of transgender trailblazer, Carmen Rupe. Find out more in this episode of Eyewitness. Audio
Julie Bindel - Come on feminists, ditch the makeup bag
Julie Bindel is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and researcher. She has been active in the global campaign to end violence towards women and children since 1979 and has written extensively on rape… Audio
Australian politican Fiona Patten on sex, drugs and the electoral roll
Fiona Patten is an MP in the Victorian state parliament and the founder of the Australian Sex Party, now renamed the Reason Party. In the past, she's been a fashion designer, a sex worker and… Audio
It is time for a Minister of Prostitution?
New Zealand sex workers have asked the Government for a Minister of Prostitution. Audio
Communities need to stay alert to stop underage prostitution
Sex workers say communities have a responsibility to look out for vulnerable young people in order to prevent underage prostitution.
Lucy Roche: scandalously funny
Comedian and sex worker Lucy Roche uses comedy to break down stereotypes. Audio
Prostitutes forcing Chch community into lockdown
After the earthquake many sex workers moved north of the CBD into residential areas. But six years on some haven't left and residents have had enough. Audio
Is the oldest profession now just a normal job?
Philippa Tolley and visual journalist Rebekah Parsons-King investigate the current state of the sex industry more than a decade after it was decriminalised under laws nicknamed "the NZ Model." Video, Audio
Anna Reed: prostitution and sexuality
Kim Hill talks to the regional co-ordinator for the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective in Christchurch, who retired this week after 28 years. Audio
France makes it illegal to pay for sex
It is known as the oldest profession in the world but the French parliament has now voted to make prostitution illegal. Audio
Olivia Carville - life after trauma
Olivia Carville was working at The Press newspaper in Christchurch on February 22nd 2011 and she had to confront the full horror of the earthquake the day, Later she left to work as an investigative… Video, Audio
Mary Brennan: domination and submission
Professional dominatrix (as Mistress Mariah) who since 2006 has owned one of New Zealand's most successful fantasy and full-service brothels, and author of Some Kind of Fantasy: the Amazing Life Story… Audio
MPs reject move to limit street prostitution
MPs have voted overwhelmingly against restricting where prostitutes can work on the streets of Auckland. Audio
NZ Society - Sex and the Rugby World Cup (Part 4)
In the last episode of this NZ Society Series, Justin Gregory looks at the relationship between those who play the game and those who are on the game. Audio
Insight, Sunday 22 March: Prostitution Law Reform
Shanna Crispin looks at whether the decriminalisation of prostitution has made life safer for sex workers Audio