Brothel

A brothel is an establishment where sex workers provide sexual services to clients, typically in exchange for payment. Its organization and legal status vary across societies and periods.

Sex work: The exchange of sexual services for money or other material benefits. Brothels are one organized setting in which sex work takes place.
Ancient Greek prostitution: Commercial sex practices in the ancient Greek world, including state-supervised and independent forms. Greek city-states provide early documented examples of organized commercial sex.
Decriminalization of sex work: The removal of criminal penalties for consensual adult sex work and related activities. It contrasts with systems that criminalize brothel operation or impose special licensing.
Occupational safety and health in sex work: Measures and conditions affecting the physical and mental health of people engaged in sex work. Workplace rules and access to support can alter risks inside brothels.
Pimping: The control or exploitation of another person’s sex work for financial gain. Third parties may manage or exploit workers in brothels, though arrangements vary.
Roman prostitution: Commercial sex in ancient Rome, conducted in venues including brothels, taverns, and streets. Roman records describe brothels within a larger, regulated urban sex trade.
Legalization of prostitution: A policy that permits sex work under a defined system of laws and regulations. Legalization permits some brothels while restricting them through regulatory conditions.
Harm reduction: Policies and practices that reduce health and social harms without requiring abstinence. Harm-reduction services can address risks affecting brothel workers and clients.
Madam (brothel manager): A woman who manages a brothel or supervises sex workers in one. In some brothels, a madam oversees workers, clients, and daily operations.
Licensed prostitution: A system in which authorities permit sex work under specified licensing rules. Licensing has shaped how some governments have formally operated brothels.

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