Gender and HIV/AIDS: Critical Perspectives from the Developing World

Gender issues are central to the causes and impact of the ongoing AIDS epidemic. The editors bring together cutting edge contemporary scholarship on gender and AIDS in one volume. They address questions related to gender and sexuality, to how women and men live the epidemic differently and how such differences lead to different outcomes. The volume joins research on Africa, Asia and Latin America, and illustrates how the epidemic has different gendered characteristics, causes and consequences in different regions. Collectively, the chapters argue that the AIDS epidemic cannot be understood, nor can effective responses be developed, without taking into account the fundamental ways that gender influences the spread of the disease, its impact, and the success of prevention efforts.This scholarly volume serves as a credible resource to policymakers as well as students of global public health in understanding gender and AIDS. Furthermore it explores the different dimensions of gender and AIDS from varying disciplinary perspectives including international relations, anthropology, law, political science, sociology, economics and public health. 'Gender and AIDS' provides a comprehensive introduction to the themes and issues relevant to students as well as an excellent volume that informs policy makers and practitioners to the complexity of the gendered nature of AIDS.

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