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Team receives $352,424 from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS FROM WINDSOR AND CONCORDIA SECURE MAJOR GRANT TO STUDY CANADIAN PUBLIC POLICY AND THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SEX WORKERS
WINDSOR / June 28, 2000 - Sociologists Dr. Jacqueline Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale of the University of Windsor, and Dr. Frances Shaver of Concordia University
have secured a $352,424 research grant from the Social Science and Humanities
Research Council (SSHRC) to study Canadian public policy and the health and well-being of sex workers. Professor Leigh West, of the University of Windsor's Faculty of
Law, will collaborate on the project.
The overall goal of this study is to develop an understanding of the way public policies
in the areas of health, social service, employment, policing, municipal regulations,
federal law and immigration affect health, safety and well-being. The study uses
occupations in the sex industry for this purpose because a wide diversity of levels and
types of policies affect the lives of sex workers; a current and growing body of research
and commentary is available on health and safety factors related to sex work; and there
are community organizations with frontline experience dealing with health and safety
factors related to sex work.
It is expected that the three-year project will develop methods to examine a wide range
of public policies from the perspective of their impact on health, safety and well-being.
It will also provide in-depth information on how various policies affect sex work and
develop guidelines to maximize health, safety and well-being in the sex trade.
This research project is assisted by a number of community partners, including the
Regional Municipality of Peel Health Department, the Exotic Dancers' Alliance of
Ontario, Stella Montreal and the Sex Workers Alliance of Vancouver.
For further information, contact:
Jacqueline Lewis, University of Windsor, (519) 253-3000 ext. 2207, lewis3@uwindsor.ca
or
Frances Shaver, Concordia University, (514) 848-2092, shaver@vax2.concordia.ca
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Sources :
John Carrington
News Services
University of Windsor
Tel: (519) 253-3000 (3241)
fax: (519) 973-7067
e-mail : johnc@uwindsor.ca |
Chris Mota
Public Relations Officer
Concordia University
Tel: (514) 848-4884
fax: (514) 848-2814
e-mail: mota@alcor.concordia.ca
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