Andrea Heinz

ANDREA HEINZ is a Socialist Feminist who spent seven years in the licensed sex industry, exiting in December 2012.

Now a prostitution abolitionist, she holds a diploma in Correctional Services and is presently completing a Bachelor of Professional Arts in Governance, Law, and Management.

Andrea is a peer-reviewed scholar on commercial sexual exploitation, has written for several professional publications, participated in a number of interviews, and appeared as a witness for the parliamentary review of Canada’s prostitution laws.

In 2020 she was honoured with a Woman of Courage Award by the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (Canada).

​Andrea enjoys long distance running and lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her husband and three young children.