@article{ref1,
title="Experiences of racism and racial tensions among African American women impacted by commercial sexual exploitation in practice: a qualitative study",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2019",
author="Gerassi, Lara B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1077801219835057-1077801219835057",
abstract="Barriers faced by Black women when navigating commercial sexual exploitation (CSE)-related services remain understudied. This qualitative study explores (a) Black women's experiences of racism when accessing services in CSE-related organizations and (b) the existence and manifestation of racial tensions in practice. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 adult women who traded sex as adults and 20 CSE-related service providers. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that Black women perceive preferential treatment given to White women. Racial tensions between women accessing programs were identified, as well as a promising practice of intergroup dialogue groups addressing racism, privilege, and oppression. Implications are discussed.  Keywords: Human trafficking;<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801219835057",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801219835057"
}