Gillian Abel is a public health researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She has research expertise in the area of public health and sex work. Lisa Fitzgerald is a public health sociologist and social science lecturer in the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia. Catherine Healy is a founding member of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective, and is currently the National Co-ordinator. (With) Aline Taylor comes from a background in Anthropology, with a particular interest in researching issues on development, sport and gender.