Ane Mathieson, MSW Biography
- Title:
- Former Lead Expert on the Nordic Model Policy at the Organization for Prostitution Survivors
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“This paper argues that Washington State, and the city of Seattle in particular, is an important US case study site for the introduction of a new legal and social service model similar to the Nordic model…
In contrast to both criminalization and legalization/decriminalization frameworks, the Nordic model is premised on the understanding that women’s equity depends on excising structural barriers that preclude women’s full economic, social, and political inclusion. A core component of the Nordic model is the prohibition of the purchase of sexual services law. This law asymmetrically criminalizes buyers of prostitution and third-party profiteers (pimps and brothel owners), while maintaining the decriminalization of individuals sold in prostitution.”
“Prostitution Policy: Legalization, Decriminalization and the Nordic Model,” seattleu.edu, 2015
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Policy Fellow, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, State University of New York at Albany, Jan. 2017-present
- Cofounder, We Fight Back, Sep. 2015-present
- Education and Curriculum Development Advisor, Joshua Children’s Foundation Center on Child Sexual Abuse, Aug. 2015-Nov. 2016
- Lead Expert on the Nordic Model Policy, Organization for Prostitution Survivors, Aug. 2014-June 2016
- Research Intern, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) Asia-Pacific, July 2015-Aug. 2015
- Fulbright Fellow, Swedish Fulbright Commission, Aug. 2012-Aug. 2013
- Community Companion, Plymouth Healing Communities, Apr. 2009-July 2012
- AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), Keeping Maine’s Children Connected, 2007-2008
- Education:
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- MSW, Social Work, University of Washington, 2016
- BA, Philosophy and English, University of Maine, 2006
- Other:
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