Podcast on Crimes Against Women
The Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) is thrilled the announce the Podcast on Crimes Against Women (PCAW). Continuing with our fourth season, the PCAW releases new episodes every Monday. The PCAW serves as an extension of the information and topics presented at the annual Conference, providing in-depth dialogue, fresh perspectives, and relevant updates by experts in the fields of victim advocacy, criminal justice, medicine, and more. This podcast’s format hopes to create a space for topical conversations aimed to engage and educate community members on the issue of violence against women, how it impacts our daily lives, and how we can work together to create lasting cultural and systemic change.
Podcast on Crimes Against Women
Looking Through the Lens of Men's Accountability: Examining the Sexual Exploitation of Men as Sex Buyers
Episode five of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Peter Qualliotine, leader in the anti-exploitation movement, Co-Founder of the Sexual Exploitation Education Project, Co-Founder of the Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS), and the current Coordinator for Modeling Equality. Peter joins us to examine why men buy sex, what drives this compulsion, and why some men act on this impulse while others don’t.
In this episode, Peter delves into the concept of men paying for sex and the true scope of this problem. Peter discusses who exactly is paying for sex in this country, how often this is occurring, and the reported, and often underreported, increase/decrease in these numbers over time. Peter then helps us take a deeper look into why are men compelled to buy sex, what causes these urges, and explains how sexual exploitation is, in fact, a practice of gender-based violence. Finally, Peter shares what drove him to spend his life advocating for men’s accountability in sexual exploitation, how we can end the demand for purchasing sex, and what actions we, as listeners, can take in order to end sexual exploitation.