These are women that society mostly looks down on and rarely cares about. They are judged to have poor morals. It seems like many have been abused and suffer from PTSD. A large majority have been homeless in the past, if not at the moment. Some of them wish they had other options.
I wonder if they are different from the other sex workers—the ones who work on the internet or who make videos. You seem to have a bit more control over your work if you work in the video industry, especially in states that regulate medical care for sex workers.
I’m thinking that prostitution is probably a last resort. Although, street walking is different from dancers who do things in back rooms is different from escorts is different from the situation at the legal brothels in Nevada or wherever.
There are probably women who actually enjoy random sex with guys. Maybe not a lot of them, but surely one or two exist. Most of the women see it as a job, I bet, and don’t get any pleasure from it, unless they really like their customers.
Still, I don’t think women do this if they have any other choice. So to try to take it away from them is not helpful, unless you offer something to replace it with. Very few, if any social programs will replace the income you get through prostitution, I bet.