Gender inequality and violence make it harder for women to negotiate safer sex, and access the information, resources and services they need to protect themselves from HIV. This is because gender norms limit women’s sexual power and control.
Gender refers to social ideas about what traits and behaviours are acceptable for people born with female or male biological characteristics. These ideas often exclude intersex people.
Gender is different from biological sex. One’s biological sex is the biological characteristics they’re born with, including sexual and reproductive organs, chromosomes and hormones. These characteristics are used to classify people as male, female or...
Gender norms are social ideas and attitudes about the way women and men should look and behave. These attitudes can be so strong that they are more like rules everyone is expected to follow. Gender norms are influenced by culture, religion, politics and other social...
Gender inequality is a term used to explain the unequal treatment of someone because of their gender, and the unequal distribution of power and resources between women and men. It’s driven by gender norms that give men more access to resources (such as money)...
