Combining detailed analysis with practical suggestions, this book provides insights into the current debates about women and AIDS and suggests future directions for work to overcome faulty planning, discrimination and misrepresentation.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Setting the Terms for an Epidemic; Chapter 2 The Gendered Geopolitics of Space; Chapter 3 Identity, Community, and 'Risk'; Chapter 4 Women's Health in a Global Perspective; Chapter 5 Women at Risk; Chapter 6 Planning for Women; Chapter 7 Epilogue;