However, with women fighting for greater equality, including access to income, job status and sexual pleasure, there is evidence of growth in this part of the market. Interestingly, exclusively female services are also increasing in popularity among time-poor and lonely professional women, due to greater economic and social freedom of women and changing attitudes towards the male body and masculinity. The overall number of persons working in the sex industry is influenced by economic conditions and legislation and its enforcement. It is usually assumed that men are the primary market for male escorts, and while it is true that most escorts target male clients the survey suggests a significant emerging market for women who pay for sexual services from men.Īs expected, the survey found twice as many male escorts had male clients only (72,106) as against the 32,948 escorts for women or couples.Ī similar survey undertaken in 2012 indicated that numbers of male internet escorts had almost doubled in Australia over the last five years. While more than 57 per cent of identified websites catered to male customers only, 11 per cent were specifically for female clients and a similar number of sites were for couples, most of the opposite sex.
