Feminisation of Aids And Poverty On the Rise

Christina Thompson

ARTICLE #2

ISSUE: GENDER AND FAMILY

SOC 202-02

08/23/2006

August 22, 2006 an article published by the Africa News Service newspaper called “Feminisation of Aids And Poverty On the Rise” and explains how women are the new face of AIDS. For many years, it is widely known that AIDS was associated with gay men, but many factors are changing the known victims. The high rates of infection of AIDS in women were mostly seen in the continent of Africa and parts of Asia. Gender discrimination mixed with violence against women stemmed from a women’s lack of voice in relationships, lack of education and good jobs.According to the article nearly 60% of HIV cases in southern Africa and women and more than 75% of those who are HV positive between the ages of 15 and 24 years old are female. In southern Asia around 35% of those living with HIV are female. (p1, 2006). I agree with this article. It stated that a big part of the problem lies within the government of these countries because anything sexual is regarded as taboo.Everyone is afraid to step up and admit to having sex. Less women being that their lives and reputations will be ruined will ever go to the doctor for a sexual related problem. In third world countries, the lack of the proper medical supplies and medications makes those living with HIV and AIDS die at higher rates. This is a global problem because even though Africa and Asia has some of the poorest and oppressed women and no one is doing much to stop it. It is hard to come into a country such as South Africa, which for many years denied the link between HIV and AIDS and tell that government what to do. Stiff cultural and traditional values must be broken in order for women in these countries to receive the care that they need. The women who are in abusive relationships/marriages with men who cheat on them, I do not know how that problem could possibly be fixed. I suppose in a prefect world, these men could be sent to anger management classes and then both partners could be sent to married counseling. The resources for such luxuries are not an option in the poorest areas of Africa and Asia. The only remedy is that women’s whole image is changed and are treated as first class citizens with the backing of strict laws against gender discrimination.
WORKS CITED:"Feminisation of Aids And Poverty On the Rise." Africa News Service (August 22, 2006): NA. InfoTrac OneFile. Thomson Gale. University of North Carolina-Greensboro. 24 Aug 2006.http://libproxy.uncg.edu:2124/itx/infomark.do?&contentSet\u003dIAC-Documents& type\u003dretrieve&tabID\u003dT004& prodId\u003dITOF&docId\u003dA149883586&source\u003dgale&srcprod\u003dITOF&userGroupName\u003dgree35277&version\u003d1.0.",0]
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WORKS CITED:"Feminisation of Aids And Poverty On the Rise." Africa News Service (August 22, 2006): NA. InfoTrac OneFile. Thomson Gale. University of North Carolina-Greensboro. 24 Aug 2006.http://libproxy.uncg.edu:2124/itx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents& type=retrieve&tabID=T004& prodId=ITOF&docId=A149883586&source=gale&srcprod=ITOF&userGroupName=gree35277&version=1.0.