Stigma has a major impact on health outcomes for people living with blood borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). The Australian Government Department of Health strategies for BBVs and STIs explicitly aim to “eliminate the negative impact of
stigma, discrimination, and legal and human rights issues on people’s health”. In 2022, a stigma indicator was included in an online survey of sex workers in Australia. This followed on from a previous survey of sex workers conducted by the Centre for Social
Research in Health in 2020.
Publications Library
Stigma Indicators 2021
Rethinking the relationship between sex work, mental health and stigma: a qualitative study of sex workers in Australia
Treloar, C., Stardust, Z., Cama, E., & Kim, J. (2020). Rethinking the relationship between sex work, mental health and stigma: a qualitative study of sex workers in Australia. Social Science & Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113468
Rethinking the Relationship between Sex Work, Mental Health and Stigma: A Qualitative Study of Sex Workers in Australia
Sex Work Stigma Research Collaboration
Mandatory Testing for HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infections among Sex Workers in Australia: A Barrier to HIV and STI Prevention
Mandatory Testing for HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infections among Sex Workers in Australia: A Barrier to HIV and STI Prevention Elena Jeffreys, Janelle Fawkes, Zahra Stardust
Jeffreys, Autonomy, Vega, Green "Listen to sex workers: support decriminalisation & anti-discrimination protections" 2011
Today, feminist strategy means self determination, people speaking for themselves, not being spoken for. Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, is the national peak body of sex workers and sex worker organisations, with membership open to all sex...
Stardust, Zahra "Protecting sex worker human rights in Australia" 2014
2014 will be a pivotal year for sex workers around the globe. With increasing international visibility, the movement for sex worker rights is rapidly gaining momentum. Simultaneously, regressive laws, discrimination and abolitionist agendas pose real dangers to our...