The female condom in North America: Selling the technology of 'empowerment'
A Kaler - Journal of Gender Studies, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, I examine the selling of the female condom and the predominantly negative
response it garnered in the North American media during the 1990s. I situate the female …
response it garnered in the North American media during the 1990s. I situate the female …
“It's some kind of women's empowerment”: the ambiguity of the female condom as a marker of female empowerment
A Kaler - Social science & medicine, 2001 - Elsevier
The female condom is the latest in a series of sexual and reproductive technologies to be
imported into the third world, following the contraceptive pill, the Depo-Provera injection, the …
imported into the third world, following the contraceptive pill, the Depo-Provera injection, the …
The female condom: tool for women's empowerment.
EL Gollub - American Journal of Public Health, 2000 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
International and US experience with the female condom has shown that the device
empowers diverse populations of women, helping them negotiate protection with their …
empowers diverse populations of women, helping them negotiate protection with their …
" I Think It More of a White Persons Sort of Awareness": Condoms and the Making of a White Nation in Media Representations of Safer (Hetero) sex
N Vitellone - Feminist Media Studies, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
In studies of AIDS, gender, and sexuality, cultural analysts have discussed the ways in which
the representation of AIDS in the mass media and in particular public health campaigns has …
the representation of AIDS in the mass media and in particular public health campaigns has …
The female condom: the international denial of a strong potential
A Peters, W Jansen, F van Driel - Reproductive health matters, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The female condom has received surprisingly little serious attention since its introduction in
1984. Given the numbers of women with HIV globally, international support for women's …
1984. Given the numbers of women with HIV globally, international support for women's …
The female condom: beyond acceptability to public health impact
PJ FELDBLUM - Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2001 - journals.lww.com
THE UNITED NATIONS General Assembly's recent Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS
1 included expanded access to the female condom among its recommended preventive …
1 included expanded access to the female condom among its recommended preventive …
The future of the female condom
More than 10 years have elapsed since the female condom became widely available, and it
remains the only female-initiated means of preventing both pregnancy and sexual-ly …
remains the only female-initiated means of preventing both pregnancy and sexual-ly …
Facilitators and barriers to use of the female condom: Qualitative interviews with women of diverse ethnicity
KH Choi, KJ Roberts, C Gomez, O Grinstead - Women & Health, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Women in the United States, particularly African-Americans and Hispanics, are
at increased risk for HIV. The female condom now offers women a potentially important …
at increased risk for HIV. The female condom now offers women a potentially important …
Gender relations, sexual communication and the female condom
K Rivers, P Aggleton, J Elizondo, G Hernandez… - Critical Public …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
An exploratory multi-site study supported by the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS
was conducted in Costa Rica, Indonesia, Mexico and Senegal to examine the extent to …
was conducted in Costa Rica, Indonesia, Mexico and Senegal to examine the extent to …
Women in the time of AIDS: barriers, bargains, and benefits
JE Mantell, ZA Stein, I Susser - AIDS Education & Prevention, 2008 - Guilford Press
We comment here on the implications of new HIV prevention technologies (physical and
chemical barriers) for women's health and women's rights. Four relevant themes are …
chemical barriers) for women's health and women's rights. Four relevant themes are …