gender and HIV

  • Microbicides Toolkit
    Updated: August 29, 2017

    Findings from a Gender Analysis for Microbicide Introduction in South Africa

    FHI 360 and Sonke Gender Justice conducted a gender analysis for microbicide introduction in South Africa. The process included a desk review, interviews with key stakeholders, and an interpretation meeting to identify gender norms and inequalities that increase women’s HIV risk and could inhibit women’s access and adherence to microbicides in the future. This brief outlines 11 strategies that could be part of a microbicide introduction program to overcome these gender-related barriers.

  • Microbicides Toolkit
    Updated: July 11, 2016

    A Pocket Guide to Thinking about Gender & Vaginal Microbicides in South Africa

    FHI 360 and Sonke Gender Justice conducted a gender analysis in South Africa to identify gender-related barriers and opportunities to women’s microbicide access and use and to make recommendations for addressing those barriers. This pocket card, created with input from the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Men’s and Women’s sectors, is designed to build support for a gender-integrated microbicides rollout among community members and policy makers.

  • Microbicides Toolkit
    Updated: July 11, 2016

    HIV Prevention for Women in Kenya: An Advocacy Guide for Gender-Sensitive Microbicide Introduction

    Based on findings from a gender analysis in Kenya, these advocacy tools can be used to raise awareness of key gender issues that need to be addressed in planning for microbicide introduction in Kenya. The guide includes: (1) a summary of gender issues that will affect women’s microbicide access and use; (2) guidance for policymakers and program designers on developing a gender-transformative microbicide introduction program; and (3) three case studies that nongovernmental organizations and other advocates in the community can use to generate discussion about microbicides.

  • Microbicides Toolkit
    Updated: July 11, 2016

    Manual for Conducting a Gender Analysis for Microbicide Introduction

    This manual provides guidance for conducting a gender analysis in a country preparing to introduce microbicides. A gender analysis can strengthen the effectiveness of health and development programming by identifying gender inequalities that may affect program outcomes and potential ways to address those inequalities.The manual outlines the steps to conducting a gender analysis for microbicide introduction, shares lessons learned from pilot testing in Kenya and South Africa, and provides tools and resources for conducting a gender analysis for microbicide introduction.