TITLE: The Power Imbalance Between Men and Women and Its Effects on the
Rampant Spread of HIV/AIDS among Women
AUTHOR: J.L. Andreff
DATE: 2001
PUBLISHER: Human Rights Brief, 9:1
This article examines some of the reasons why women are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.
These reasons include: violations of their economic rights, violations of their
political rights, and cultural beliefs, such as the cultural value placed on
virginity, fertility and the subservience of women to men in marriage. The
article also discusses the role of the international community in protecting
women’s rights with special attention paid to the UN Commission on the Status of
Women and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination
against Women. The article concludes with recommendations to the international
community to help ensure the rights of women are protected.
Article can be accessed on-line
here.
