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THE WOMEN ARISE EXPERIENCE

THE WOMEN ARISE EXPERIENCE. By Mabel Bianco FEIM/IAWC. Session 5: SRHR, Gender and HIV/AIDS EuroNGOs – London – November 2010.

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THE WOMEN ARISE EXPERIENCE

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  1. THE WOMEN ARISE EXPERIENCE By Mabel Bianco FEIM/IAWC Session 5: SRHR, Gender and HIV/AIDS EuroNGOs – London – November 2010

  2. Women ARISE is a global coalition of 37 diverse women’s networks and organizations involved in the AIDS response created in 2009 to make women’s and girls’ issues more visible and increase women participation in the International AIDS Conference in Vienna 2010.

  3. WHY WOMEN ARISE • Women are currently about: • Half of PLWA. • 6% of new infections in young people are women. • Gender inequality is a main driver of the epidemic. • Still women & girls issues and perspectives are not sufficiently considered at the International AIDS Conferences.

  4. PRINCIPLES Access: to information, services, prevention, care, treatment, support. Rights: sexual and reproductive health and rights, property, inheritance, non-discrimination, equality, justice. Investment: budgets and funds for women and girls. Security: mental, physical, psychological, financial. Equity: education, empowerment, resources.

  5. ACHIEVEMENTS • 50% of plenary speakers were women – 5 of the 18 speakers were feminists. • Violence against women plenary topic plus other session. • More sessions about sexual and reproductive health and rights. • Some sessions about abortion for the first time. • Bring together diverse women’s collectives, WLWHA, SRHR+VAW activists, lesbians, women who use drugs, sex workers, young women.

  6. FUTURE Women’s networks still need to strengthen their advocacy to impact the next International AIDS Conference. Sessions about lesbians and WSW still need to be incorporated into the conference program.

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