In this article, Steinem analyzes the possible outcomes of legalizing prostitution as a form of work, in which poor or migrant women may be asked to try out prostitution before being given dole or be told that their visa is dependent on remaining in prostitution. She suggests a third way which will decriminalise and protect vulnerable women; and end the impunity of male perpetrators by penalising the purchase of sex and having no punishment for the selling of sex.
