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Who Let Her Out of the Kitchen?

Who Let Her Out of the Kitchen? . The He-Man Woman-Hating Virus . Katherine Levesque University of New Hampshire IA 701. Research Question. Why do women living in African nations contract HIV/AIDS at more than twice the rate that men do?. HIV/AIDS in Numbers.

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Who Let Her Out of the Kitchen?

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  1. Who Let Her Out of the Kitchen? The He-Man Woman-Hating Virus Katherine Levesque University of New Hampshire IA 701

  2. ResearchQuestion Why do women living in African nations contract HIV/AIDS at more than twice the rate that men do?

  3. HIV/AIDS in Numbers • 33.3 million cases of HIV/AIDS worldwide • 22.5 million in sub-Saharan Africa • 58% in women • Women (aged 15-24)  >4x as likely

  4. Increased Vulnerability of Women

  5. Culture of Silence • Taboo • Definition of a “good” woman • Lies, silence, beating, parables • Sexual health not taught in schools

  6. Marriage as a Risk Factor • Arranged marriages • Intergenerational unions • Early sexual debut

  7. Virgin Worship • Unmarried women must be virgins • Virgin cure • Erotic imagery of innocence/passivity • Breaking/tearing virginity is highly valued

  8. Economic Vulnerability • Economic dependency • Less education • Few marketable skills • Commercial sex work • Sugar daddies

  9. Connections • All of these factors are either created by or exacerbated by gender inequality • Deepening economic crisis & increased gender conflict • Poverty aggravates high-risk behaviors • They are inextricably intertwined

  10. Implications • Initiatives and campaigns against HIV/AIDS • not effectively decrease the rate at which women contract HIV/AIDS • Unless accompanied by programs that liberate women

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