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This Review Paper was prepared for an Expert Consultation organized by the World Health Organization that brought together experts from the field of HIV/AIDS, gender, health and development, as well as programme managers who implement HIV/AIDS programmes at the national level. This paper provided participants to the Expert Consultation with background information and a suggested framework for considering the issues and challenges of integrating…
This manual was developed by an experts group and tested in two IPS journalists training workshops in South Africa and Jamaica. The manual has three modules: A Gender Analysis Framework for the Media; Gender and HIV/AIDS - The Missing Story; and Improved Knowledge and Skills. Hands on exercises and examples from the media offer a practical feel to the content of the modules.
This report provides insight into organizational experiences and perspectives in terms of the obstacles encountered and approaches used to address the intersections between HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. It can be used to facilitate the formulation of thinking on gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS, and assist in shaping programmatic interventions. This review is a companion document to a series of reviews of gender-based violence and…
This bibliographic review on gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS is a companion document to a Literature Review under the same title. It includes an extensive electronic search of international and national electronic databases to identify relevant research published in journals and books, as well as 'grey' literature - much of which is not documented on the standard electronic search engines and published databases of HIV/AIDS literature.…
This Literature Review looks at the linkages between HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence by setting out an initial conceptual and methodological base. It provides explanations for the incidence and the contexts of gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS by listing indicators and predictors, and by outlining psychosocial, behavioural and contextual factors. Human rights considerations provide the framework for the suggested transformative…
This training manual has been developed to guide implementation of the ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS in the World of Work. It contains core information on AIDS and the workplace, case studies, learning activities, and examples of laws and policies. The manual is divided into ten sections, including eight independent modules. Although gender issues are addressed throughout the manual, they are also set out in a Module 5 -The Gender Dimensions…
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, women’s rights to own, inherit, and control property are under constant attack from discriminatory laws and customs. These violations perpetuate women’s inequality, undermine the fight against HIV/AIDS, and doom development efforts. This report documents women’s property rights abuses in Kenya, where the raging HIV/AIDS epidemic magnifies the devastation of property rights violations.
In 2001, Ipas and Health & Development Networks (HDN) produced a training resource called Gender or sex: who cares? Skills-building resource pack on gender and reproductive health for adolescents and youth workers. These notes were developed for people who wish to train facilitators to carry out workshops based on the Gender or Sex curriculum. They contain ideas and materials that can be used for training-of-trainers (TOT) workshops, as well…
This report emphasizes the need to include research, policy work, political activism to ensure that microbicides are widely available to women and correctly and consistently used by individuals vulnerable to HIV or Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's).
This publication provides an introduction to the subject of men and HIV/AIDS in relation to the work of UNFPA, carried out in partnership with UN agencies, governments and civil society organizations at all levels. As action intensifies, it will be important to recognize the positive and caring behaviour of many men, who do practise safe sex, treat women as equals, behave in non-violent ways and share in family care-giving. It will also be…
This paper prioritizes five main dimensions of women's access to Microbicide use including: 1. Acceptability and use; 2. Supportive policy and social environment; 3. availability; 4. Affordability; and 5. Regulatory approval and licensing.
It is written from the user's perspective and contains background information, goals, objectives, and activities for each dimension.
Ipas's report Reproductive Choice and Women Living with HIV/AIDS summarizes available information concerning the discrimination women face in exercising their sexual and reproductive rights related to pregnancy. The report is based on an extensive literature review and interviews with key informants in Australia, India, Kenya, South Africa and Thailand.
In Zambia, as in other countries in the region, tens of thousands of girls--many orphaned by AIDS or otherwise without parental care--suffer in silence as the government fails to provide basic protections from sexual assault that would lessen their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. Through girls' own testimonies, this report shows sexual assault of girls in Zambia in the era of HIV/AIDS to be widespread and complex. It documents several categories of…
This report is a summary of the Day of Dialogue which was held to provide representatives of concerned women's organizations, HIV/AIDS organizations; reproductive health organizations and others with the opportunity to focus on Women and HIV/AIDS prevention. This report was prepared by the Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) to allow the findings of the Day to be considered at the Expert Group Meeting on the HIV /AIDS Pandemic and its…
This CD-ROM includes a set of over 70 slides, divided into 8 topics, providing a global overview of sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. One of the topics focuses on HIV/AIDS. In addition, a User's Manual provides information on how to effectively use and adapt the slides for specific audiences and regions and includes references and suggested further reading. Also included in the CD-ROM are additional resources and fact sheets…
A two-day brainstorm workshop was organized to discuss a new proposal for a collaborative programme between ILO and UNIFEM on the issue of the unpaid domestic care work carried out primarily by women (care economy) in the context of HIV/AIDS and situated within the larger framework of the world of work. The workshop was designed to focus on the key elements of the programme, and to achieve a balance of information sharing and presentations…
This literature review assesses the extent of sexual relations between adolescent girls and older male partners (cross-generational sex) in sub-Saharan Africa, the extent of transactional sex, and the behavioral dynamics of girls and men involved in these sexual relations. The underlying assumption is supported by empirical study. The study intends to increase understanding of the dynamics and risks involved in these relationships and to…
"Documenting and Communicating HIV/AIDS Work" is a toolkit of participatory activities that aims to build practical skills among NGOs/CBOs responding to HIV/AIDS in developing countries. It is a resource to help such groups improve the quality of their programme work and external relations - by recording, learning from and sharing their lessons and results. Although this toolkit does not focus on gender per se, it is a useful tool for building…
This document is a product of the workshop held in February 2002 in Zimbabwe. Participants included a small group of experts in media, gender, HIV/AIDS and rights issues from IPS, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Health Action International (HAI), the Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS), The Child and Law Foundation, and the Psychology Unit of the Zimbabwe Ministry of Education. The…
This resource pack aims to help policy makers and service providers develop a gender-based approach to their work on HIV/AIDS and STDs. The book describes what this means, why it is important and how it may be achieved. The text is illustrated with personal stories and examples from programmes around the world. The tool cards and posters are designed as guides for practical activities to promote gender awareness as well as attitude and behavior…