From recognition to action: gender-based analysis and mainstreaming in HIV/AIDS. From: Research Bulletin | Date: September 22, 2006| Author: Burger, Erika; Clow, Barbara | COPYRIGHT 2006 Canadian Women's Health Network. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Changing trends in the global HIV/AIDS pandemic underscore the vulnerability of women and girls to HIV infection, a vulnerability that is both biological and social. In other words, women and girls are at greater risk of exposure to HIV because their bodies are different than those of males and because their actions and attitudes are expected to be different than those of males. Once we acknowledge the role of gender in the pandemic, how do we understand it and how do we respond to ...

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