Sara L. is a junior social work major from Bemidji, MN. She works at a group home and cares for four women. Her summary discusses HIV rates among women in South Africa, challenges faced by young South African women including abuse, poverty and discrimination, and high rates of domestic violence against women in South Africa that are six times the global average. While women gained more political power and rights in the 1990s, discrimination and abuse against women in society remain problems.