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THEY NEED SEX EDUCATION BEFORE THAT!!!
 | Leading Ladies | |
| Longtime HIV/AIDS advocates Dawn Averitt Bridge and Mary Fisher discuss why women are particularly vulnerable to the virus. | |
| Wonder Women | |
| Women are uniquely vulnerable to HIV. Lack of self-esteem, few resources, gender power imbalances, legal and political limitations, societal misperceptions and even basic biology have contributed to the fact that HIV/AIDS is now the No. 1 cause of disease and death among women ages 15 to 44 worldwide. But many women are not taking the assault lying down. On the next pages we feature first-person accounts of seven amazing women who told POZ about how they not only overcome HIV every day, but also help their sisters along the way. for the rest of this important story and the women who are living it https://www.poz.com/archive/2010_Mar_2447.shtml WWW.POZ.COM |