The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women: Perspectives on the Pandemic in the United States - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814730949 ISBN 13: 9780814730942

Publisher: NYU Press, 1997

Synopsis

Women now account for the majority of all new HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed in the United States. Yet, the resources allotted to women for research, health services, education, and outreach remain woefully inadequate. The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women fills crucial gaps in understanding the specific effects of HIV and AIDS on and in women's lives. It takes as its starting point the premise that it is vitally important for researchers, teachers, health service providers, public policy makers, and community-based organizers to begin taking gender-- especially as it intersects with race, class, and sexuality-- into consideration as they work with HIV-infected women.

The first comprehensive, interdisciplinary volume on this topic, The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women goes beyond tokenism, with a contributor's list made up of approximately 45% people of color, including African Americans, Latinos/as, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans. The volume emphasizes marginalized populations such as the homeless, sexworkers, youth, the elderly, intravenous drug users, transgendered people, lesbians, bisexuals, incarcerated women, and victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence.

The contributors, including Evelyn Hammonds, Risa Denenberg, Michelle Murrain, and Paul Farmer, are recognized experts in their diverse fields. From their posts at the center of the pandemic--in the laboratory, the academy, clinics, and community based organizations--they criticize blind spots in the recognition and treatment of HIV in women and articulate accessible and practical solutions to specific areas of difficulty.

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Jennifer Manlowe, PhD is an author, book publishing coach and a doctor of philosophy (in Psychology, Gender and Religion). To contact her for speaking engagements or personal coaching, please see her website: AuthorizeU.com

About the Author

Dr. Jennifer Manlowe has a PhD in psychology, gender and religion and is currently an Author and Certified Publishing Coach (CPC) with over 20 years of experience helping people "go public" with their life stories. To learn more about her offerings as a speaker and one-on-one book publishing coach, see her website: AuthorizeU.com

Nancy Goldstein is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at Connecticut College. She also directs individual and small-group tutorials for students in the Harvard University Women's Studies Program.
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About this edition

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0814730949
• ISBN 13: 9780814730942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 470
• Editor: Goldstein Nancy, Manlowe Jennifer L