Feminisms, HIV and AIDS Subverting Power, Reducing Vulnerability
Women are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. By focusing on the pandemic at its epicentre in Southern Africa, this book explores the gendered power inequalities driving women's vulnerability to HIV and provides suggestions of how to individually
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Feminisms, HIV and AIDS Subverting Power, Reducing Vulnerability Vicci Tallis
© Vicci Tallis 2012 Foreword © Vasu Reddy 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-34880-6 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-34583-0 ISBN 978-1-137-00579-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137005793 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
To my mother Jackie (1937–98) for her gentleness, unconditional love and support and for women living with HIV and AIDS globally A luta continua
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Contents Figures and Tables
ix x
Foreword Acknowledgements
xii
Abbreviations and Acronyms
xiii
Introduction Process and power What this book is about Organization of the book
1 3 7 9
Part I 1
Making the Case: Why a Feminist Response is Necessary The three epidemics: HIV, AIDS and stigma The impact of HIV and AIDS on women Understanding vulnerability
17 17 21 25
2
Theories of Power: Feminisms in Action The ‘problem’ of gender Understanding power Using feminist theory: power as an explanation for vulnerability Feminisms as resistance
44 44 49 52 56
Part II 3
4
Power Over? The Influence of Donors The funding terrain for women, HIV and AIDS in southern Africa Defining the role of donors
65
Power With: Mobilizing Around Identity and Issue Social movements, women’s movements Women’s involvement
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