PWN-USA leaders on Positive Women’s Rights in the New Era of Science
PWN-USA leaders discuss HIV-positive women’s rights in the era of treatment advances and new science From the BETABlog: Access to health care, and the quality of that care, are also of critical...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleTyler 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...
View ArticleClosing the Gaps for Women through Prevention: A Tremendous Victory to Uphold...
By Sonia Rastogi A ray of hope in the war on women came on August 1, 2011, when the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) officially adopted the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) guidelines...
View ArticleWhy Not Me? How I became an advocate for women on HIV and reproductive issues
Why Not Me? How I became an advocate for women on HIV and reproductive issues -by Michelle Anderson My name is Michelle Anderson and I live in Dallas, TX. Here is my story on how I transformed into an...
View ArticleGina Brown: “I can still remember hearing the words, ‘you have AIDS and...
By Gina Brown My name is Gina Brown and I am a woman living with HIV. I was diagnosed 17 years ago while pregnant with my daughter. I can still remember hearing the words, “you have AIDS and you’re...
View ArticleIf Sandra Fluke’s a slut, what am I? HIV and (Institutional) Violence Against...
by Naina Khanna I still feel sick thinking about the Blunt amendment. Not two weeks ago, a bill that would have exempted employers from having to pay for birth control failed to pass the...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleMother’s Day 2013
This Mother’s Day, the Positive Women’s Network – USA reclaims and redefines motherhood from our perspective. As a network for all women living with HIV, including transgender women, we are: Women who...
View ArticleSneak Preview! Findings from a National Survey on Sexual and Reproductive...
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)...
View ArticlePWN-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...
View ArticlePWN-USA Releases Groundbreaking Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and...
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...
View ArticleWomen, 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 didn’t...
View ArticlePeace at Home and in the World for Women and Girls Living with HIV
By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Board Member and woman openly living with HIV One cannot deny the devastating impact of physical bruising, scarring, mutilation or death of women and girls due to...
View ArticleOn World AIDS Day, Getting to Zero Discrimination: Women with HIV Call for an...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sonia Rastogi, sbrastogi@gmail.com December 1, 2013 Oakland, CA – “Violence takes many forms, including but not limited to physical and sexual violence. Violence...
View ArticlePWN-USA’s 2014 – 2016 Strategic Plan
Every day, PWN-USA inspires, informs and mobilizes women living with HIV to advocate for changes that improve our lives and uphold our rights. In 2013, we went through an extensive strategic planning...
View ArticleHealthy Women Make Healthy Communities: Reflections on a Time Before Ryan...
By Margot Kirkland-Isaac I was truly saddened when I received the news that the President’s proposed 2015 budget sought to eliminate Ryan White Part D. It is unacceptable to me to think that, after all...
View ArticleWe Still Need Family-Centered Programs for Women With HIV: My Part D Story
By Evany Turk Women are a vital part of our community. Women wear lots of hats and control much of the household, and when a woman is diagnosed with HIV that doesn’t stop. Unfortunately she now has...
View ArticleEnding the Spectrum: A Timeline of Women’s Struggles Through a Gender and...
By Teresa Sullivan, PWN-USA Board of Directors “We, as women living with HIV, envision a life free from violence, coercion, and discrimination for all people. We, as women living with HIV, demand an...
View ArticleServices for Women and Youth with HIV Gutted Yet Again!
PWN-USA Responds to the President’s Budget Proposal to Eliminate Ryan White Part D FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, oford.pwnusa@gmail.com / 347.553.5174 February 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY –...
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