Get-Out-The-Vote: November 2, 2010 Elections

November 2nd, 2010 is Election Day! Almost one-quarter of Americans eligible to vote are not registered.  Unregistered Americans tend to be low income, people of color, young people, recent U.S. citizens, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those who have recently moved to a new address.  In addition, communities with low voting rates – including people of color and low-income communities – …

6 Miles In 6 Cities Over 6 Weeks: Bev’s 60th Celebration!

Join Bev and WORLD in celebrating her 60th birthday by helping raise funds for organizations in the Bay Area, SF Valley, San Diego, Phoenix, Grants Pass, and Portland. Make a donation to walk or make a donation to join the after walk celebration. Bev Armstrong has been involved in HIV causes since 1987.  Over the years she has worked with …

Women & HIV Orgs Submit Comments on Health Reform High Risk Pools

Health care reform was passed to help women living with pre-existing conditions like HIV access health insurance that covers the care we need at premiums we can afford. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is getting ready to help states implement Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans across the nation – a huge stride in increasing access to care for …

USCA 2010 reports

Reflections on USCA 2010: Documenting Women’s Voices Stigma and Discrimination in Disney World by Barb Cardell Night falls, I sit in my room, Orlando Florida, looking out over the horizon and I see it, the Cinderella Castle, the dreaded Magical Kingdom that Walt Disney built, the House of the Mouse and so on… I sigh deeply and close the drapes …

Gender Audit of National HIV/AIDS Strategy Released!

Thirteen organizations today released a gender audit of the first-ever U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy.  The document is an analysis, from a gender perspective, of the Strategy, and lays out recommendations for the Strategy’s implementation to improve all women’s, including transgender women’s, access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment consistent with the right to nondiscrimination, dignity, bodily integrity, and ethical treatment. …

WORLD at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna!

PWN was at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna!  They presented posters, workshops, and the fabulous Waheedah Shabazz-El was the closing plenary to welcome folks to Washington, DC’s International AIDS Conference in 2012.  Click for more coverage of the conference with updates on key issues and perspectives relevant to women, girls, human rights and gender justice.  Check out our coverage …