Taking Stock of Secondary Education in Bijapur and Bagalkot Districts, Karnataka

A report on the state of secondary schooling in districts where STRIVE project, Samata, aims to increase enrolment and completion by girls from marginalised communities.

Emergent HIV technology: urban Tanzanian women's narratives of medical research, microbicides and sexuality

, ; Emergent HIV technology: urban Tanzanian women's narratives of medical research, microbicides and sexuality

A study finds multiple reasons behind women’s participation in microbicide trials in Africa in the 1990s.

A Call to Action on violence against women

For advocacy and organising, use this accessible version of The Lancet series on violence against women.

Intimate Partner Violence after Disclosure of HIV Test Results among Pregnant Women in Harare, Zimbabwe

, ; Intimate Partner Violence after Disclosure of HIV Test Results among Pregnant Women in Harare, Zimbabwe

HIV status disclosure is a central strategy in HIV prevention and treatment but in high prevalence settings women test disproportionately and most often during pregnancy. This study reports intimate partner violence (IPV) following disclosure of HIV test results by pregnant women.

The study demonstrates the interconnectedness of IPV, HIV status and its disclosure with IPV which was a common experience post disclosure of both an HIV positive and HIV negative result.

Masculinity, son preference and intimate partner violence

, ; Masculinity, son preference & intimate partner violence

A new report defines violence as "emotional such as insults, intimidation and threats, or physical and sexual such as pushing, punching and rape. It also includes economic abuse in which a man did not permit his wife or partner to work or took her earnings against her will."

The study, by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), polled 9,205 men and 3,128 women across the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. 

 

Voice and Agency: Empowering women and girls for shared prosperity

The World Bank has released a cutting-edge report. It discusses the barriers that women and girls around the world face and offers promising interventions.

Is fish-for-sex a special case? Local value chains and HIV risk - Kevin Deane

Kevin Deane discusses the gendered structure of value chains, which can create a situation in which sex occurs under varying degrees of economic and gendered coercion.

Do age-disparate relationships drive HIV incidence in young women?

Authors study whether age disparity is associated with subsequent HIV acquisition.

'SASA! is the medicine that treats violence'

, ; Qualitative findings on how a community mobilisation intervention to prevent violence against women created change in Kampala

Qualitative findings on how the STRIVE community mobilisation intervention to prevent violence against women created change in Kampala, Uganda.

The SASA! approach has demonstrated the potential of social norm change interventions at the community level to achieve meaningful impact within project timeframes.

Global action to reduce HIV stigma and discrimination: JIAS special edition

, ; Global action to reduce HIV stigma and discrimination

A series of papers examine HIV-related stigma in a variety of contexts and settings, exploring the impact of stigma on several different populations.

Some 50–60% of people living with HIV are unaware of their status. HIV-related stigma prevents millions of people from coming forward for testing and for prevention and treatment services.

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