Not Staying Home: The Experience of Uzbek Women Crisis Counselors and Therapists |
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Authors: | Sharon G. Horne Susan Matthews Denise Brown Sara Haskins DeGroff |
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Affiliation: | 1. The University of Memphis , Memphis, Tennesseeshorne@memphis.edu;3. The University of Memphis , Memphis, Tennessee |
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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. |
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Keywords: | counselor identity crisis work feminism Uzbekistan |
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