Haley McNamara: Biography and Latest Articles

Biography

Haley McNamara is the Vice President of Advocacy and Outreach at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation where she develops and executes national campaigns to improve policies and promote corporate responsibility. Her advocacy work has contributed to policy improvements in the native online advertising, retail, and hotel industries. Haley regularly speaks and writes on topics including child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, prostitution, sexual objectification, and more. She has appeared on NBC's Today Show, BBC News, New York Times, and more.

Articles

Andrew Tate’s Worldview Is Damaging—and More Prevalent Than You Think

By Haley McNamara

“I didn’t know who Andrew Tate was, but my 13-year-old son did,” my colleague said and shook her head in ...

August 31, 2022

What Really Led to OnlyFans’ Flip Flop on Its Porn Policy

By Haley McNamara

When OnlyFans abruptly announced a new policy prohibiting pornographic content, many around the world were shocked. Over the last year, news outlets and ...

September 22, 2021

How Coronavirus Impacts Victims of Sex Trafficking– And What We Can Do

By Haley McNamara

Everyone knows that Coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. As a result, it is straining international economies, health care ...

March 30, 2020

Heinz's 'Food Porn' Ads Fund Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse Pornography

By Haley McNamara

The global companies Kraft Heinz and Unilever recently came under fire for advertising on Pornhub—a large, sexually exploitive, pornography site ...

November 04, 2019

The Dirty Dozen List: This Year's Mainstream Contributors to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

By Haley McNamara

“Ignore company slogans. It’s easy to make something sound nice on paper, it’s more telling to observe what the company ...

February 11, 2019

The Midterm Battle Around Legalized Prostitution Nobody’s Talking About

By Haley McNamara

While most people have been focused on the partisan rancor during the midterm elections, a strenuous fight to end legalized ...

November 08, 2018

What Dennis Hof and Harvey Weinstein Have in Common

By Haley McNamara

Dennis Hof, the notorious pimp in Nevada, has died.In his wake, he leaves a legacy of harm.Hof rose to national ...

October 18, 2018

When Churches Become Scenes of Sexual Abuse

By Haley McNamara

This week a grand jury reported on documents from six Catholic Church dioceses in Pennsylvania that revealed 300 “predator priests” have ...

August 16, 2018

Slaves of Prostitution: Why Sex Trafficking Should Be Re-Defined

By Haley McNamara

In America, humans are for sale. Slavery is alive and well in the form of human trafficking and prostitution. ...

August 22, 2014

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