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    Unequal, unfair, ineffective and inefficient. Gender inequity in health: why it exists and how we can change it.

    Women and Gender Equity Knowledge Network, 2007
    Gender differentials in health related risks and outcomes are partly determined by biological sex differences. Yet they are also the result of how societies socialise women and men into gender roles. For example, in many societies, practices around sexuality sometimes include ritual (and painful) 'deflowering' of brides and sanctioned marital rape.
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    To Stop Violence Against Women Respect for Women's Human Rights is Essential

    Amnesty International, 2007
    Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic, which often manifests itself as sexual violence in one form or another. This collection of stories, testimonies and recollections of girls and women - from Mexico, Colombia, China and Sudan - shows how women's freedoms are dependent on their sexual and reproductive rights, particularly those to safe and legal abortion.
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    Abortion and Young People

    International Programme on Sexuality of Rutgers Nisso Groep, 2007
    What is abortion? What are the types of induced abortion and how is it done? What are the risks involved? Are other young people also trying to have an abortion? These are some of the questions addressed in this practical and accessible brochure which seeks to provide correct information to young people, without fear or guilt, and to dispel the myths that exist around abortion.
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    Critical Areas, Issues and Topics in Sexual and Reproductive Health Indicator Development: An Annotated Bibliography

    Ford Foundation, 2002
    Although numerous indicators have been developed for measuring sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programme performance, there has been no international consensus regarding the most relevant indicators.
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    Good Choice: the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Panos Institute, London, 2007
    This is the fourth document in a series of briefings for the media from the Panos RELAY programme, which works with Southern print and broadcast journalists to communicate the findings of academic research in an accessible way. Journalists can play a key role in getting important sexual and reproductive issues debated publicly.
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    My Unconventional Wedding

    BRIDGE, 2006
    In China marriage is the norm. Many people get married, including gay men marrying women (straight or not), for reasons of convenience and under social pressure, but also for reasons of pleasure and through choice. However, gay men who marry women are often blamed by the gay community for not being gay enough, or by health authorities for transmitting HIV and endangering society.
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    BRIDGE Bibliography 18: Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS: overview and annotated bibliography

    BRIDGE, 2007
    HIV/AIDS is both driven by and entrenches gender inequality, leaving women more vulnerable than men to its impact. This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section - considers the specific challenges faced by women and girls who are living with HIV and AIDS.
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    Lesbians, Health and Human Rights from a Latin American Perspective

    Convencion.org, 2002
    All women have a right to good health, whether they are heterosexual, bisexual or lesbian. In this document, Latin American lesbian communities present their perspectives on their right to good health and explore challenges and recommendations.
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    Putting Sexuality (Back) into HIV/AIDS: Issues, Theory and Practice

    Routledge, 2007
    After more than 20 years of programming and activism aimed at stemming the sexual transmission of HIV, the epidemic continues to grow worldwide. This paper argues that one of the reasons for the limited success of HIV prevention initiatives is the marginalisation of sexuality in HIV and AIDS programming.
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    Gender-Based Violence, Relationship Power, and Risk of HIV Infection in Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in South Africa

    Gender Advocacy Programme, South Africa, 2004
    Gender-based violence and gender inequality are increasingly cited as important determinants of women's HIV risk; yet empirical research on possible connections remains limited. This report presents findings of a cross-sectional study of 1366 at four health centres in Soweto, South Africa, who accepted routine antenatal HIV testing.

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