The 1st July 2008 marked the Czech Republic's two year anniversary of the passing of the same-sex partnerships law, a landmark achievement arising after years of political struggle and one ...more

Vulnerability' has become a key concept in drawing linkages between HIV, gender and development. This paper argues, however, that misunderstandings of the term vulnerability have tended to reinforce unhelpful gender ...more

Do prevailing ideas about how 'real men' should behave undermine effective condom use? This paper argues that expectations of how 'real' men must behave - particularly the pressure to be ...more

Older women and young girls in developing countries are likely to be affected by HIV/AIDS, but tend to fall outside the boundaries of mainstream development research and practice on HIV/AIDS. ...more

Gender based violence (GBV) and HIV/AIDS are rampant in Cambodia. GBV ranges from sexual harassment to rape, from domestic violence or intimate partner violence to trafficking. Evidence points to the ...more