Citation

Horne SG, Matthews S, Brown D, Degroff SH. Women Ther. 2009; 32(4): 317-337.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02703140903153344

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study explored the experiences of Uzbek women therapists and counselors working to end violence against women through their involvement in nongovernmental organizations. A content analysis was used, which elicited four themes: (a) participants' early interactions provided them with an awareness of gender injustices that led them into adult leadership roles with the support of family members; (b) motivation to work with nongovernmental organizations developed due to perceived barriers that impeded women's access to resources and personal freedoms; (c) participants struggled with how to create crisis centers without a grassroots foundation and with the limitations placed on them by the Uzbek government; and (d) the paradox of feminism: participants held views of Western feminism that both inspired and disturbed them, resulting in distance from feminist identities but general respect for its philosophies.