This post does a great job of pointing out the linkages between violence against women and the spread of HIV. One correction: the campaign cited is actually the "Women Won't Wait" campaign. It issued a report "Show Us the Money: Is Violence Against Women on the HIV&AIDS Donor Agenda?" at it's launch on March 6. To read the report and learn more about this new campaign of international women's organizations dedicated to ending violence against women and the spread of HIV, visit www.womenwontwait.org.
While contrasting President Lula's candid talk about the realities of human sexuality with those of our current U.S. leadership is important, even more important, especially in the wake of International Women's Day, is that Lula has launched a program that promises to distribute 14 million free female condoms. Female condoms are a severely underused resource in the fight against HIV, and an investment of this magnitude in the only currently available female-controlled HIV prevention method is monumental both for women and for curbing the spread of HIV.

Posted at March 9, 2007 10:20 AM in response to Happy (?) International Women's Day