http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62 Putting the Emi back in Feminism Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:04:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1427 Nancy Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:04:22 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1427 Thank you for tackling this. Thank you for tackling this.

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1408 Gale Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:55:36 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1408 Thank you. I had always assumed that the "average age is 13" statistic was based on worldwide data, not just data in the US (which is why the data didn't send up red flags to me since in Asia younger children are more valuable to brothels because they can be sold as "virgins," so many children age 6 to nine are forced into prostitution (the youngest case I've read about is age 3). Thank you. I had always assumed that the “average age is 13″ statistic was based on worldwide data, not just data in the US (which is why the data didn’t send up red flags to me since in Asia younger children are more valuable to brothels because they can be sold as “virgins,” so many children age 6 to nine are forced into prostitution (the youngest case I’ve read about is age 3).

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1269 The Law of Averages « The Honest Courtesan Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:35:00 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1269 [...] Weiner’s data we can’t be sure exactly what statistical errors they made, but as Emi Koyama of Eminism explains, there’s a built-in error caused by using the artificial cutoff age of 18: For the sake [...] [...] Weiner’s data we can’t be sure exactly what statistical errors they made, but as Emi Koyama of Eminism explains, there’s a built-in error caused by using the artificial cutoff age of 18: For the sake [...]

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1143 Eminism.org » Film “Sex+Money”: Evidence #7290 that the Mainstream Anti-Trafficking Movement is a Conservative Christian Movement Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:25:39 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1143 [...] what I had expected from seeing the trailer which repeated the myth of extremely low the “Average Age of Entry” into prostitution. It also quoted people claiming that there are 100,000 to 300,000 [...] [...] what I had expected from seeing the trailer which repeated the myth of extremely low the “Average Age of Entry” into prostitution. It also quoted people claiming that there are 100,000 to 300,000 [...]

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1138 October Updates (Part Three) « The Honest Courtesan Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:18:24 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1138 [...] they mean the 18-20 range.  The same report included statistics which showed that the average underage prostitute enters the trade at 16, then in their text erroneously state the average as 12-14, absurdly contradicting their own [...] [...] they mean the 18-20 range.  The same report included statistics which showed that the average underage prostitute enters the trade at 16, then in their text erroneously state the average as 12-14, absurdly contradicting their own [...]

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1121 Where is the evidence? | Thierry Schaffauser Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:33:02 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1121 [...] [6] http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62 [...] [...] [6] http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62 [...]

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1090 Eminism.org » Some thougts on the Newsweek story on the new Farley “research” Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:25:32 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1090 [...] enter ‘the life’ between the ages of 12 and 14,” which is based on a demonstrably faulty interpretation of data. T.O.M.’s story is sad and infuriating, but its use as “a case in point” is [...] [...] enter ‘the life’ between the ages of 12 and 14,” which is based on a demonstrably faulty interpretation of data. T.O.M.’s story is sad and infuriating, but its use as “a case in point” is [...]

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-1088 Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics | Nobody's Business Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:16:26 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-1088 [...] entry of underage prostitutes, not all prostitutes, and their published figures don’t back it up; the actual figure is 16.  As I explained in a December essay, the true average for all prostitutes is about [...] [...] entry of underage prostitutes, not all prostitutes, and their published figures don’t back it up; the actual figure is 16.  As I explained in a December essay, the true average for all prostitutes is about [...]

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-976 Eminism.org » War on Terror & War on Trafficking – A New Zine Released! Sun, 22 May 2011 15:12:33 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-976 [...] Common Myths 1.0: Why “facts” presented by the anti-trafficking movement are wrong 1.1: Myth #1: Average age of entry into prostitution is thirteen 1.2: Myth #2: 300,000 children are at risk of being sexually exploited 1.3: Myth #3: 1/3 of 1.6 [...] [...] Common Myths 1.0: Why “facts” presented by the anti-trafficking movement are wrong 1.1: Myth #1: Average age of entry into prostitution is thirteen 1.2: Myth #2: 300,000 children are at risk of being sexually exploited 1.3: Myth #3: 1/3 of 1.6 [...]

]]> http://eminism.org/blog/entry/62#comment-936 Eminism.org » Another myth debunked: why “a third of runaway youth are trafficked within first 48 hours” is NOT true Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:37:03 +0000 http://eminism.org/blog/?p=62#comment-936 [...] July, I debunked the false claim that “the average age of entry into prostitution” is somewhere around 13, which has [...] [...] July, I debunked the false claim that “the average age of entry into prostitution” is somewhere around 13, which has [...]

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