With the recession going on in full swing and most business going bust, one trade is still booming - the sex industry.
A survey showed that last year men managed to spend a whopping 4.2 billion pounds on sex, which is an eight per cent increase on what they previously spent on lapdances, illicit trysts with escorts and saucy pictures in 2008.
Australian Sex Industry Shrinks Due To Online Dating Sites
According to a report, online dating sites have done substantial amount of harm to the Australian sex industry.
According to a report, online dating sites have done substantial amount of harm to the Australian sex industry.
It has been dubbed the Sexcession and an escort, and a lapdancer revealed how they are making the recession work for them.
Kylie turned to escort work in America and Scotland when the recession began, and the 20-year-old, from Aberdeen, thinks nothing of donning sexy basques, stockings and heels to pay her bills.
Sex Industry Undermining Equality In Workplace
Sex industry demeans women’s status, it is generally said. Now a feminist organization in the UK is charging that lap dancing clubs and pornography could be undermining women’s equality at work.
Sex industry demeans women’s status, it is generally said. Now a feminist organization in the UK is charging that lap dancing clubs and pornography could be undermining women’s equality at work.
"With some of the guys it can be a real struggle but some of them can be good-looking too.
Will the World Youth Day Boost Australian Sex Industry?
The Australian sex industry will see an upsurge in customers thanks to the most unlikely of sources - World Youth Day, predicts a new report by Industry analysts IBISWorld.
The Australian sex industry will see an upsurge in customers thanks to the most unlikely of sources - World Youth Day, predicts a new report by Industry analysts IBISWorld.
Claire Drummond turned her back on working as a dental nurse to fund her future career through lapdancing.
Australian Sex Industry Wants X-rated Videos Legalized
The Australian sex industry has demanded that the sale of X-rated videos be legalized. Except in the capital Canberra region, it is legal to buy but illegal to sell porn videos.
The Australian sex industry has demanded that the sale of X-rated videos be legalized. Except in the capital Canberra region, it is legal to buy but illegal to sell porn videos.
Knowing she wouldn't be able to get a loan from a bank, she packed her bags and moved to Aberdeen to work in the city's exclusive Private Eyes lapdancing bar.
Drummond, who is known as Kandi to punters, now makes 1,500-pounds-a-week - six times her 250-pounds-a-week nurse's pay.
"I became a pole dancer because of the recession and a lot of people have turned to it because of the recession, too," Drummond said.
"If you are going for an interview, there are more people going for less jobs - and there is less chance of getting work," she said.
Although it might not be her first career choice, Drummond has found more positives than negatives.
"It's really good because I don't need to work in the daytime and do things I want to do before I go to work at night," she said.
"It's a nice club, the staff are really friendly and we are well taken care of. I have met loads of friends through it," she added.
Source-ANI
TAN
