Editorial:
      The
      Canadian
      Research
      Institute
      for
      the
     
     
      Advancement
      of
      Women
      held
      its
      annual
      conference
     
     
      at
      the
      C.P.
      Prince
      Edward,
      November.
      16-18,
      1990.
     
     
      the
      university
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      was
      well
     
     
      represented
      by
      several
      students
      and
      faculty.
      The
     
     
      conference
      focused
      on
      women
      with
      disabilities
      and
     
     
      highlights
      the
      need
      for
      us
      as
      women
      of
      varying
     
     
      degrees
      of
      ability
      to
      join
      together
      and
      overcome
      our
     
     
      differences.
      Presenters
      from
      all
      over
      Canada
      and
     
     
      the
      United
      States
      chaired
      various
      information
     
     
      sessions,
      panels,
      and
      workshops
      during
      the
     
     
      conference.
      UPEI
      students
      would
      have
      been
      very
     
     
      proud
      of
      our
      own
      Laurie
      Murphy
      who
      presented
      an
     
     
      original
      poem
      in
      remembrance
      of
      the
      14
      students
     
     
      who
      were
      massacred
      in
      Montreal,
      December
      6,
      1989.
     
     
      I
      must
      say
      this
      was
      a
      personally
      empowering
     
     
      conference
      for
      all
      who
      attended.
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      Tracy’s
      story
      part
      II
      of
      our
      series
      on
      pornography.
     
     
      Calendar
      of
      Events
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gender
      Issues
      Brown
      Bag
      Lunch
     
     
      December
      1,
      1990
      12:30
      pm
      -
      1:30
      pm.
      Topic
     
     
      Dalton
      Reception
      Area
      Violence
      Against
      Women!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reserve
      12
      noon
      December
      6,
      1990
      for
      Memorial
      to
     
     
      Montreal
      Massacre.
      Look
      for
      your
      salespersons.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Quote
      of
      the
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      number
      of
      universities
      in
      Canada
      are
      closing
      their
     
     
      doors
      December
      6,
      1990
      respect
      of
      the
      14
      women
     
     
      massacred
      in
      Montreal,
      December
      6,
      1989.
      Why
     
     
      isn’t
      ours?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Due
      to
      situations
      beyond
      my
      control
      I’ve
      had
      to
      reverse
     
     
      parts
      II
      and
      III.
      This
      weeks
      article
      will
      be.
      on
     
     
      Prostitution
      not
      Pornography.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don’t
      Believe
      it
      When
      They
      Tell
      You
     
     
      Pornography
      Is
      A
      Victimless
      Crime.
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Linda
      Marchiano
      (formerly
      Linda
      Lovelace)
      Tracy
      Smith
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Is
      prostitution
      a
      "profession"
      chosen
      by
      people
      as
      the
      profession
     
     
      they
      wanted?
      Are
      they
      there
      because
      they
      want
      to
      be?
      Because
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      the
      money
      is
      good?
      Gathering
      from
      my
      research
      the
      answer
      is
      no.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Then
      why
      are
      they
      there?
      Many
      prostitutes
      are
      runaways
      from
     
     
      broken
      homes,
      group
      homes,
      abusive
      homes
      or
      from
      alcohol
      and
     
     
      drug
      addicted
      parents/spouses
      although
      this
      may
      not
      be
      the
      case
     
     
      for
      all
      prostitutes
      it
      is
      the
      story
      for
      many.
      Many
      prostitutes
      have
     
     
      also
      dropped
      out
      of
      school.
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      a
      widely
      held
      belief
      that
      these
      women,
      men
      and
      children
      are
     
     
      there
      for
      the
      money.
      That
      it
      is
      easy
      money.
      This
      is
      not
      the
      case,
     
     
      lets
      look
      at
      how
      easy
      the
      money
      is.
      According
      to
      a
      report
      on
      Sexual
     
     
      Offences
      Against
      Children
      when
      asked
      what
      they
      thought
      of
      during
     
     
      a
      Sexual
      incounter
      many
      said
      they
      thought
      about
      anything
      but
      what
     
     
      they
      were
      doing
      and
      that
      they
      sometimes
      felt
      hate
      for
      what
      the
     
     
      tricks
      were
      doing
      to
      them.
      Some
      also
      stated
      that
      they
      were
      afraid
     
     
      and
      felt
      guilty
      for
      what
      they
      were
      doing.
      With
      these
      kinds
      of
     
     
      feelings
      so
      much
      for
      easy
      money.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      About
      money,
      according
      to
      the
      same
      report
      the
      average
      earnings
     
     
      for
      a
      female
      prostitute
      per
      day
      was
      aprox.
      $215.00
      out
      of
      this
      the
     
     
      prostitutes
      studied
      from
      the
      above
      mentioned
      report
      states
      that
     
     
      out
      of
      thoose
      studied
      18%
      were
      given
      $20.00
      of
      that
      daily
      earnings,
     
     
      16%
      were
      given
      $5.00
      and
      12%
      were
      given
      nothing
      at
      all.
      The
     
     
      remaining
      54%
      was
      sparse
      ranging
      from
      nothing
      to
      $100.00
      a
      day.
     
     
      So
      much
      for
      good
      money.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Besides
      money
      what
      do
      the
      prostitutes
      get
      from
      their
      jobs?
      Many
     
     
      are
      addicted
      to
      drugs
      and
      alcohol,
      and
      many
      suffer
      abuse
      from
     
     
      their
      pimps,
      pass
      byers
      and
      from
      their
      tricks.
      For
      instance
      one
     
     
      girl
      lost
      some
      money
      so
      her
      pimp
      sat
      her
      in
      a
      chair
      and
      beat
      her
     
     
      for
      two
      hours
      then
      he
      slashed
      her
      wrists.
      She
      spent
      four
      months
     
     
      in
      the
      hospital.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      exam
      ple
      was
      taken
      from
      the
      report
      mentioned
      earlier
      in
      the
     
     
      article.
      There
      are
      also
      many
      girls
      who
      are
      shot
      stabbed
      or
      given
     
     
      overdoses
      of
      drugs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      much
      for
      easy
      money
      and
      an
      easy
      job,
      What
      can
      be
      done
      for
     
     
      those
      who
      want
      help
      to
      get
      off
      the
      streets?
      I
      can’t
      answer
      this.
      I
     
     
      do
      know
      that
      we
      have
      to
      change
      the
      way
      we
      look
      at
      prostitution
     
     
      and
      as
      you
      will
      later
      see
      pornograhy
      it
      is
      not
      glamourous
      and
      it
     
     
      is
      not
      profitable
      at
      least
      not
      for
      those
      who
      are
      being
      exploited.
     
     
      So
      if
      you
      are
      one
      of
      those
      people
      who
      thinks
      it’s
      good
      money
     
     
      please
      think
      again.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next
      weeks
      article
      part
      III
      will
      deal
      with
      Pornography.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      22,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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