Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library

To promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender equality and human rights issue, UNIFEM, with support from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has developed a Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The Electronic Library, in CD-ROM format, is based on UNIFEM's Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal and compiles resources produced by a variety of organizations working on HIV/AIDS, including cutting-edge research and studies, training resources and tools, and multimedia advocacy materials. All information can be easily searched and retrieved using a variety of criteria. The Library is intended to be a useful resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, journalists, students and others interested in the gender dimensions of the epidemic.

In addition, resources are complemented by a unique feature called the "e-Course Builder" that allows users to create and edit a tailored electronic course or report in HTML format, drawing from the materials contained in the CD-ROM.

Topic areas included in the CD-ROM are:

• Gender Mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS
• Gender, Sexuality and Power Relations
• Gender, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
• Prevention, Treatment and Care
• Legislation and Policy
• Adolescents and Youth
• Gender, HIVAIDS, and Conflict
• Stigma and Discrimination
• Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS
• The Care Economy and Women's Unpaid Work
• HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
• Men and Masculinities
• People Living with HIV/AIDS

The CD-ROM includes a navigation interface as well as a variety of materials in French and Spanish.

To obtain a copy, please send a request to unifem[at]genderandaids.org

As an alternative, you may download a CD-ROM image and burn it onto a blank CD-ROM. Instructions are available on the Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal.

The Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library will be updated in future versions. In the meantime, regularly updated information and resources can be found on the UNIFEM Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal.