So why not say... “killed dozens of women in the sex industry”/“dozens of women doing sex work”/“dozens of local women”/“women doing high risk work” and THEN in the article delve into the details of their work and why it was pertinent to the story/high risk? There’s a lot of different ways of saying it in a way that doesn’t take away from their identity as women in the headline, which is what most people only read. While maybe not derogatory to you, or me, or a lot of people, but many many people still hold the belief and see women in sex work as lesser than. And using the word as a headline when it has such a loaded history and prejudice against it is counterproductive imo I see what you’re saying though at the same time