Date: 1/10/2013
Creator: Rebecca Hershow
Source: WHO
Date of Publication: 2003
Source Type: Literature
Link:Â http://www.who.int/gender/hiv_
Summary:
This WHO Report stresses the importance of making gender a central theme in HIV/AIDS programming. The report delineates between âgender-sensitiveâ interventions, âgender-transformativeâ interventions, and âinterventions that empowerâ. Gender-transformative programming is seen as more advanced than gender-sensitive programming because it seeks âto change the underlying conditions that cause gender inequitiesâ and reaches both men and women. The report goes on to describe âinterventions that empowerâ as those that target women and educates them on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS and connects the participants to local health services. The report concludes that gender sensitivity in HIV/AIDS programming is absolutely necessary, but warns that gender integration must be approached carefully due to the “realities of gender inequalities within the social and economic context of any given country.”
Implications:
This report supports the development of the GRS curricula. With the recent addition of âGender Stadiumâ in Skillz 1.2, development of the âGeneration Skillz Boostersâ with mostly single-sex activities, and addition of reproductive health knowledge in Skillz Street 3.1, GRS should continue to make gender a central focus in the content of its curricula.