The "Research & Action Report," published twice a year, is a window on the activities and initiatives at the Wellesley Centers for Women. The report typically features news about the Centers, interviews with researchers, commentary on recent events or social trends affecting women and girls, announcements of new publications, and much more. Articles featured in this issue include: (1) Telling the Truth about Power; (2) Battered Mothers Fight to Survive the Family Court System; (3) School Interventions, Not Zero Tolerance, Prevent Gender Violence; (4) Afterschool Learning for the Heart and the Head; (5) Interview with Jo Kim; and (6) Commentary (Nancy L. Marshall). [This publication was produced by the Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College.]