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News It's the economy, stupid: Why girls become strippers. Written by Josie McCulley. Go ahead. Get the daddy issues jokes out of your system. I'll wait In five years of dancing on poles and laps, I've met a wide variety of women in LA's exotic dancing world. However, the reasons for why they enter this world doesn't seem to vary all that much. Here are my findings. Money for school.
No big shock—school dominates the answers I get. What other job allows you to work nights, part-time and still make a full-time wage? Seems obvious that smart girls would do the job that maximizes their return with minimal time away from studying. And, many of them continue to supplement their income after graduation, or decide that the degree isn't worth it when they already have a lucrative job they enjoy. Money for shelter. Several dancers I asked either were homeless or on the verge when they started dancing.
The economy sucks! Strip clubs will often hire with no experience or resume. All you need is reasonably good looks or enough personality to compensate and a valid ID, and many clubs will have you start that same night. Twerk away that eviction notice! Money for headshots. Many girls strip between auditions, waiting to get famous. Plenty of flexibility in stripping for the struggling artist. This is especially common here in LA.
