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Sonke Gender Justice Network, 2008The One Man Can Campaign encourages men to become actively involved in advocating gender equality, preventing gender-based violence and responding to HIV and AIDS.DocumentWomen will transform post-2015 development
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2013At the opening of the Global Power Women Network Africa M. Michel Sidibé, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, highlighted that there is considerable progress in the fight against HIV, but that women are still affected disproportionately. 60 percent of adults living with HIV in Africa are women.DocumentEvidence on sexual rights in relation to reproductive and maternal health: input into DFID’s Reproductive and Maternal Health Strategy
BRIDGE, 2010The denial of sexual rights can negatively impact reproductive and maternal health (RMH). This paper provides input into DFID’s Reproductive and Maternal Health Strategy, focusing on areas and groups it under-emphasises. Issues for men and women in general are considered, along with groups – namely lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are stigmatised due to their sexuality.DocumentBRIDGE Bibliography 18: Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS: overview and annotated bibliography
BRIDGE, 2007HIV/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.DocumentGender-Based Violence, Relationship Power, and Risk of HIV Infection in Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in South Africa
Gender Advocacy Programme, South Africa, 2004Gender-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.DocumentWhere Women Have No Doctor: A Health Guide for Women
Macmillan Education Ltd, London and Oxford, 1997This book was developed with the help of community-based health workers in more than 30 countries to help women care for their own health needs and to help community health workers to meet women's health needs.DocumentSysteMALEtizing: Resources for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health
2006This brochure highlights key resources for working with men and provides a framework for distinguishing among the varied programmes, research and tools that are available. The framework reflects different approaches to such work: men are viewed as ?clients? (focusing on men's own reproductive health needs), as ?partners?DocumentGender and Sexuality: Supporting Resources Collection
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007Mobilising around sexuality is not new. Activists and practitioners have long been working on issues such as HIV/AIDS; sexual violence; abortion; sex work; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. What is new is the integrated, affirmative approach to sexuality which is increasingly being adopted.DocumentMen as partners: South African men respond to violence against women and HIV/AIDS
EngenderHealth, 2002Men can, and often do, play a crucial role in promoting gender equity. This report by EngenderHealth discusses the shift within the field of sexual and reproductive health towards seeing men as an important part of the solution to HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence.DocumentThe Club for Women's Advancement
BRIDGE, 2005Sexuality remains a sensitive issue in Vietnamese society. Between 2000 and 2003, Viet Nam Family Planning Association (VINAFPA) - a local non-governmental organisation (NGO)- implemented a project to address the issues of reproductive health rights, gender equality and domestic violence in Vietnam. Four pilot ?Clubs for Women's Advancement? were set up.Pages
