Women, Violence and HIV
By: Loren Jones As the oldest and only girl born to a welfare mom who had six children in nine years , way back in 1952, in North Philadelphia, I long ago accepted violence as a way of life. I [...]
PWN-USA Releases Groundbreaking Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for US WLHIV
PWN-USA Releases Groundbreaking Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for US WLHIV To read full report click here Despite significant advances in treatment and reduction in infectiousness, people living with HIV continue to face discrimination in the health care system, [...]
PWN-USA Survey Finds Violations of Sexual and Reproductive Rights of US WLHIV
This summer, as part of a project to assess the state of sexual and reproductive health and rights for women living with HIV in the US, PWN-USA launched a national survey. The survey was taken by nearly 200 women living [...]
Sneak Preview! Findings from a National Survey on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for US WLHIV
UNSPOKEN: Sexuality, Romance, and Reproductive Freedom for Women Living with HIV in the United States Findings from a National Survey by Positive Women’s Network – United States of America (PWN-USA) Summary: To better understand the current experiences of women living [...]
PWN-USA Applauds Release of White House Recommendations to Address HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities
PWN-USA Applauds Release of White House Recommendations to Address HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities September 6, 2013, New Orleans, LA -- Today, the Interagency Federal Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women [...]
Why Tyler Perry’s Temptation Kills Women With HIV
This full article ran on poz.com on April 19, 2013 by Naina Khanna I have been sitting with and following the reactions to Tyler Perry's Temptation over the last couple weeks. Within the HIV community, and outside of it. Within the feminist community, and [...]
Tyler Perry’s “Temptation” and People Living with HIV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Waheedah Shabazz-El, Founding Member, iamshabazz@yahoo.com, (267) 231-2647 Sonia Rastogi, Communications Director, sbrastogi@gmail.com, (408) 306-6805 Tyler Perry's Temptation Sentences People with HIV to a Lifetime of Stigma and Isolation April 16, 2013, New York, NY – “Tyler [...]
The Real Cost of Shame
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2013: The Real Cost of Shame Boston, MA -- Yesterday, March 10th marked National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and March 8th marked International Women's Day. We at the Positive Women's Network USA [...]
This Valentine’s Day, Show Your Love! End Violence Against Women & Girls
PWN-USA stands with One Billion Rising Contact: Sonia Rastogi, PWN-USA Communications Coordinator 408.306.6805 // positivewomensnetworkusa@gmail.com February 14, 2013 - New York, NY This Valentine's Day, Positive Women's Network - United States of America (PWN-USA) shows our love for women by [...]
Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sonia Rastogi, positivewomensnetworkusa@gmail.com, (408) 306-6805 November 28, 2012, Oakland, CA – Data released in 2012 shows a shocking correlation between violence, [...]
Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sonia Rastogi, positivewomensnetworkusa@gmail.com, (408) 306-6805 November 28, 2012, Oakland, CA – Data released in 2012 shows a shocking correlation between violence, [...]
Involving local, state, and global commissions in Violence Against Women
Continued Reflections on Women, HIV, and Violence: Involving Local, State, and Global Commissions by Loren Jones By Loren Jones The murder of Cicely Bolden on September 6th, 2012, both heightened and inflamed our sense of sadness and rage. It also [...]
Involving Local, State and Global Commissions in Women, HIV and Violence
Continued Reflections on Women, HIV, and Violence: Involving local, state, and global commissions By Loren Jones The murder of Cicely Bolden on September 6th, 2012, both heightened and inflamed our sense of sadness and rage. It also reminded us of [...]
What’s the Link between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV?
What’s the Link between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV? by Kat Griffith I am extremely honored to be asked to sit on a national committee that created a curriculum for teaching providers about the intersection between Intimate Partner Violence and [...]
Violence and HIV: Intersections that Impact Women
By Kat Griffith I have been privileged to be able to represent the Positive Women’s Network-USA on a national committee charged with creating a training curriculum to teach practitioners in the field about the intersection between Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) [...]