Exploring the shared intersections of mothering, motherhood and sex work, Mothers, Mothering and Sex Work weaves together a range of voices from academic and sex-worker communities around the world. It features interdisciplinary contributions, scholarly essays, academic research, artwork, poetry, photography and experiential narratives. Notable among these are two modern masterpieces from literary legends: “Voices,” a short story by Alice Munro and excerpts from Maya Angelou’s autobiography Gather Together in my Name. In the spirit of the adage “nothing about us without us,” Mothers, Mothering and Sex Work brings together unique and controversial viewpoints defying conventional wisdom to provide fresh insights into sex workers and their rights. Beginning with the political, legal and social context of sexuality and gender in Canada, the book’s focus widens to explore issues affecting sex workers worldwide.

Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich is a Ph.D. student (ABD) at Carleton University in the Faculty of Law and Legal Studies. She has a B.A. (Hon.) in social/ cultural anthropology from the University of Calgary, an LL.B. and an LL.M. from Queen’s and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of Cincinnati. Her Ph.D. research has theoretical foundations in feminist discourse analysis. Called to the Bar of Ontario in 2003, Rebecca has previously researched and published in a variety of areas, including feminist research about motherhood, youth criminal justice law, law practice management and equality issues relating to women and members of other historically marginalized groups in the legal profession. She is a PartTime Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and a staff lawyer, legislation and law reform with the Canadian Bar Association and has four amazing children.

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