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Expanding the Care Continuum for HIV/AIDS: Bringing Carers Into Focus
This review explores the specific issues that cluster around the provision of 'care' in the context of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The authors argue that the economic concept of the 'care economy' provides a useful lens through which to view the HIV/AIDS pandemic, as it illuminates the increased labour, time and other demands placed upon households and shows that the assumptions on which norms and expectations of care provision are based are…
Policy Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality and Health Equity
Work with men has demonstrated significant potential in contributing to building gender equality and improving the health of women and men. This policy brief outlines the rationale for using policy approaches to engage men in achieving gender equality, reducing health inequities and improving women’s and men’s health; offers a framework for integrating men into policies; and highlights some successful policy initiatives.

 

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The Implications of HIV and AIDS on Women’s Unpaid Labour Burden
This Issue Paper addresses the implications of HIV/AIDS on women’s unpaid labour burden. The authors discuss care giving in the context of HIV/AIDS, care giving as women’s work, the impact this has on women and girls, as well as promoting community hom-based care as a policy response to HIV. The paper is followed by an article by Rania Antonopoulos, From Unpaid to Paid Care Work: The Macroeconomic Implications of HIV and AIDS on Women’s Time-Tax…
Valuing and Compensating Caregivers for their Contributions to Community Health and Development in the context of HIV and AIDS: An Agenda for Action
In the first half of 2009, structured interviews were conducted with 1,366 volunteers providing care-giving in six African countries as part of the “Compensations for Contributions: Creating an enabling policy framework for effective home-base care” Initiative. This action research initiative sought to capture the realities of tens of thousands of grassroots women who struggle every day to provide care and support to people living with HIV and…
Addressing Violence against Women and HIV/AIDS: What Works?
This report summarizes the presentations, discussions and recommendations from a working group of expert researchers, policy-makers and practitioners on the intersection of VAW and HIV. This report includes policy and practice recommendations on national strategy panning, post-rape care, sex work, monitoring and evaluation, as well case studies addressing gender equality, VAW and HIV through community engagement and women’s empowerment.

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The Prevention and Management of HIV and Sexual Gender-based Violence: Responding to the Needs of Survivors and Those-At-Risk

This publication provides a framework for understanding how to implement a human rights based approach to prevent and manage HIV and sexual gender-based violence (SGBV). The publication discusses the double-burden of SGBV and HIV, provides examples of comprehensive programmes on SGBV and HIV prevention, the challenges of using an integrated approach, and what the next steps are for SGBV and HIV prevention and management.  

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Commission on the Status of Women Resolution 55th Session: Agreed Conclusions
The outcome of the Commission’s consideration of the priority theme takes the form of agreed conclusions, negotiated by all States. These identify gaps and challenges in the implementation of previous commitments. They also provide action-oriented recommendations for all States, relevant non-governmental bodies, mechanisms and entities of the UN System and other relevant stakeholders, in order to accelerate implementation. The Commission on the…
Commission on the Status of Women Resolution 55th Session: Women, the Girl Child and HIV and AIDS
This publication is an unedited version of the resolution on HIV/AIDS adopted by the Commission on the Status of Women during the 55th session. This resolution reaffirms CSW commitments, raises concerns and identifies new goals regarding HIV/AIDS among women and girls.

 


HIV Prevention Gains Momentum Success in Female Condom Programming
This report examines a number of success stories in the fight against HIV. Examples come from countries such as Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Nigeria and the Caribbean region. The report stresses the importance of comprehensive male and female condom programming. This could be achieved through developing strategies and programmes through which every sexually active person at risk of HIV or other sexually transmitted infections has the information, access…
HIV Priorities for Positive Change: In Women's Words
In Women’s Words is a publication that summarizes the outcomes of a global virtual consultation for women and girls in preparation for the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS in 2011. The consultation engaged approximately 800 women and girls in over 95 countries and allowed them to share their priorities and visions for the future AIDS response. The consultation was defined by 5 principles: 1) Inclusion of women and girls in decision…
Progress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice
This report recognizes progress worldwide, and calls on governments to take action to end the injustices that keep women poorer and less powerful than men. The report details how injustice, gender inequality, poverty, and violence against women fuel the HIV/AIDS epidemic among women.

 


Female Condoms and U.S. Foreign Assistance: An Unfinished Imperative for Women’s Health
Female Condoms and U.S. Foreign Assistance: An Unfinished Imperative for Women's Health, summarizes U.S. support for female condoms, identifies barriers, and offers concrete recommendations for improving U.S. efforts to increase access and availability of female condoms.


A UNICEF-supported clinic provides vital services for women with HIV in Haiti

UNICEF's Thomas Nybo reports on crucial services being provided to pregnant woman living with HIV.

Piecing it Together for Women and Girls: The Gender Dimensions of HIV-related Stigma

This publication provides evidence on the gender dimensions of HIV-related stigma and how this stigma affects women differently than man in Ethiopia, Dominican Republic and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, over half of women have experienced stigma from a friend or neighbour: 87 per cent have decided not to get married as a result of their HIV status; and nearly a fifth feel suicidal. In Ethiopia only 45 per cent of women have disclosed their…

Human Rights and Gender Equality in Health Sector Strategies: How to Assess Policy Coherence

This tool, developed in collaboration between WHO, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is designed to support countries to strengthen national health strategies.

The tool poses critical questions to identify gaps and opportunities in the review or reform of health sector strategies. Analysis tables include critical questions rooted in…

High Level Meeting on AIDS: Thematic Panel - "Women, Girls and HIV"
This video documents the fourth thematic panel during the High Level Meeting on AIDS,  "Women, girls and HIV".  This panel focused on the disproportionate burden of HIV on women and girls and the need to ensure that their specific needs and vulnerabilities are adequately addressed. It highlighted the progress, challenges and opportunities in addressing the social determinants of women's and girl's vulnerability to HIV infection, as…
Prevention and Protection Save Lives: Girls, Women and HIV
High-Level Policy Forum that attracted over 120 ambassadors, ministers, parliamentarians, advocates, youth and media. Focus was on girls, women, and HIV.

 


Prevention and Protection Save Lives: Speech at IPI

Her Royal Highness Mette-Marit The Crown Princess of Norway spoke at the International Peace Institute at an event during the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS entitled Prevention and Protection Save Lives: Girls, Women and HIV.

   

When Masculinity Interferes with Women's Treatment of HIV Infection: A Qualitative Study About Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Zimbabwe
Social constructions of masculinity have been shown to serve as an obstacle to men's access and adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ART). In the light of women's relative lack of power in many aspects of interpersonal relationships with men in many African settings, our objective is to explore how male denial of HIV/AIDS impacts on their female partners' ability to access and adhere to ART.



Approaches to Gender and Sexuality: Responding to HIV
Gender and sexuality – and their related norms and practices – have long been recognised as key factors affecting the dynamics of HIV and the global response to it. This survey report, published by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, maps current work and assesses the capacity, challenges and aspirations around gender and sexuality programming. Whereas issues vary across communities and countries, the authors contend that power imbalances,…

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