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This study of reports of physical abuse by women in medical clinics identified the barriers to reporting abuse, including time constraints and providers' and patients' attitudes and help-seeking patterns, and the responses that women find most helpful. Feminist principles of organizing—consciousness raising, bottom-up organizing, respect for women's definition of the solution, and awareness of the impact of the political—can help guide interventions with these women.

This article examines the ways in which the colonial heritage and recent economic and social developments have influenced the roles of women in Botswana and Zimbabwe. It describes changes that have improved the lives of women in these countries and the barriers that women still have to overcome in the legal, educational, economic, and family spheres.

AbstractA recent study shows that mediation can be a relatively effective way of resolving the serious tensions between farmers and creditors brought about by the recent economic crisis in rural areas. Farmers, creditors, and mediators have somewhat different perspectives on what contributes to effectiveness in this process. Mediators must be able to use a variety of intervention techniques and respond to the difficulties created by the severe tension between the disputing parties, their different levels of experience with the mediation process, and the potential costs arising from the outcome.

The current farm crisis is having a devastating impact on farmers, their families, and others who depend on the agricultural economy. The author uses the ABCX family-crisis model to identify needs and to design intervention strategies while long-term solutions to the crisis are developed.

English Sexual trafficking affects many women globally, with eastern Europe and Albania as the major centers. Women's vulnerability is increased by poverty, patriarchal gender patterns and historical events. Governmental policies and program responses in terms of laws, prevention and shelters for victims are described, along with lessons for addressing sexual trafficking. French Le trafic sexuel touche un grand nombre de femmes dans la plupart des grands centres d'Europe de l'Est et d'Albanie. La pauvreté, les comportements de genre de type patriarcal et les événements historiques ont rendu les femmes encore plus vulnérables. Cet article passe en revue les programmes et les politiques gouvernementales - lois, mesures préventives et création de refuges pour les victimes - ainsi que les lec¸ ons qui permettent de s'attaquer au problè me du trafic sexuel. Spanish El trá fico sexual afecta a muchas mujeres globalmente, siendo Europa del Este y Albania centros principales. La pobreza, los patrones de género patriarcales, y acontecimientos histó ricos acrecientan la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres. Se describen las políticas gubernamentales y las respuestas programa ´ ticas en términos de leyes, prevenció n, y casas refugio para las víctimas. También se sacan lecciones para bregar con el trá fico sexual.

With the birth of democracy in Albania, social workers partnered with attorneys, physicians, other community leaders, organizations, and foundations, to identify the problem of domestic violence in the country. They addressed the problem of violence by establishing a center for women, community information programs, and initiatives to address policy issues.