Mothers Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/mothers/ Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes has been campaigning for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalize sex workers and our families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:28:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/favicon-260-x-260-150x150.png Mothers Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/mothers/ 32 32 Guaranteed Care Income San Francisco – Final Results https://prostitutescollective.net/guaranteed-care-income-san-francisco-final-results/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:27:57 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=20178 The research findings of the Guaranteed Care Income San Francisco (GCISF) pilot were made public November 12, 2025 on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco. The event had a strong turnout, including lots of press (see below). There was Spanish interpretation for the event and it opened with a rousing song from local […]

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]]> San Francisco Guaranteed Care Income Pilot – Report https://prostitutescollective.net/san-francisco-guaranteed-care-income-pilot-report/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:03:47 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=20067 From our sister organisation US PROStitutes Collective Download full report here. Press coverage here. What is the Guaranteed Care Income Pilot?  The Guaranteed Care Income San Francisco (GCISF) pilot was a one-year program (June 2024–June 2025) that provided 10 low-income single mothers in San Francisco with $2,000 a month in unconditional cash payments. Crucially, it […]

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]]> The San Francisco Standard: $2,000 monthly stipends helped these SF moms leave sex work behind https://prostitutescollective.net/the-san-francisco-standard-2000-monthly-stipends-helped-these-sf-moms-leave-sex-work-behind/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:59:14 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=20045 Now that the no-strings-attached payments have stopped, some are unsure how they’ll get by. Shantanae was desperate. Homeless after fleeing a violent ex and selling her body for a controlling pimp on a notorious block of the Mission, the young mother of two often didn’t know where she’d sleep each night. Often, she’d stay at […]

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]]> BBC Politics: Sex work in the cost of living crisis https://prostitutescollective.net/bbc-politics-sex-work-in-the-cost-of-living-crisis/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 22:37:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17594 "If the majority of sex workers are mothers, that's a condemnation of the society that we live in," says Niki Adams of the English Collective of ProstitutesNiki and former Home Office adviser Nimco Ali discuss sex work in the UK#PoliticsLive https://t.co/YaKq4i6aZH pic.twitter.com/w1FYTkVdQ2— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) December 13, 2022

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]]> MyLondon: Mum who became sex worker fears council order will put her in danger https://prostitutescollective.net/mylondon-mum-who-became-sex-worker-fears-council-order-will-put-her-in-danger/ Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:43:35 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17560 Newham Council wants to hand out £1,000 fines to anyone caught buying services from sex workersBy Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter An East London mum who recently turned to sex work says handing out £1,000 fines to anyone buying services from her will only push her into dangerous situations. The 31-year-old, who spoke under the condition […]

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]]> The Mirror: Desperate mums turning to sex work to feed their kids amid cost of living crisis https://prostitutescollective.net/the-mirror-desperate-mums-turning-to-sex-work-to-feed-their-kids-amid-cost-of-living-crisis/ Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:43:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17541 EXCLUSIVE:  Desperate mums turning to sex work to feed their kids amid cost of living crisis One single working mother says she sees 'no way out' of webcam sex work due to 'crippling' childcare costs of up to £700 a month. Anna said the work made her feel dirty, violated and sick By Amy Sharpe […]

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]]> Sky News: Cost of living crisis pushing more women into sex work – and unable to refuse dangerous clients https://prostitutescollective.net/sky-news-cost-of-living-crisis-pushing-more-women-into-sex-work-and-unable-to-refuse-dangerous-clients/ Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:26:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17098 More women are turning to sex work for the first time, while others who have managed to leave it behind are having to return in order to pay their bills, outreach workers have told Sky News.The cost of living crisis is pushing more women into sex work and leaving them unable to say no to […]

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]]> OpenDemocracy: Stop punishing sex worker mums by taking kids away, demand activists https://prostitutescollective.net/opendemocracy-stop-punishing-sex-worker-mums-by-taking-kids-away-demand-activists/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:08:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17075 Call to decriminalise sex work and support women in need rather than labelling them ‘unfit’ because of their work Lauren Crosby Medlicott   Every Wednesday, picketers meet outside the Central Family Court in London to protest against the unjust separation of mothers and other primary carers from their children.    Among those who faithfully show […]

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]]> Support the campaign for a Care Income Now! https://prostitutescollective.net/support-the-campaign-for-a-care-income-now/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 20:38:40 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=11741 Dear friends, Please join us in supporting the campaign for a #CareIncomeNow.  During the COVID-19 crisis sex workers in the UK have been left without an income and deprived of the support many other waged workers are entitled to. When we have raised our demands for emergency cash help and worker status, we’ve been disparaged […]

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]]> Morning Star: Online protest for mothers and children targeted by poverty, child removal and domestic violence https://prostitutescollective.net/morning-star-online-protest-for-mothers-and-children-targeted-by-poverty-child-removal-and-domestic-violence/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:47:14 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=11379 A THREE-YEAR series of protests to support mothers and children targeted by poverty, child removal and domestic violence moved online today amid the coronavirus crisis.The monthly action, organised by the Support not Separation Coalition (SSC), had been taking place outside the Central Family Court in London, but saw thousands of online posts to make up […]

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