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 …

In a seminal 1993 article, Ruth Dixon-Mueller questioned the reproductive health field's
conceptualization of sexuality, arguing that it had treated intercourse as a sanitized …

Background Women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV throughout the world prompting
extensive research into HIV prevention products for women which has met with varied …

The idea of 'pornography'is often employed to invoke titillation, anger, and disgust. Stigma
and the Shaping of the Pornography Industry explores the effects that this stigmatized …

This qualitative study examined 14 young women's view of their sexual agency and sexual
experiences. In particular the women discuss the messages communicated about female …

The oral contraceptive pill remains the most widely used contraceptive method. We consider
The Pill's depiction as variously revolutionary and liberating, oppressive for women, and …

Health care providers can play a key role in influencing clients to initiate and maintain use of
the female condom, an underused method for HIV/STI and pregnancy prevention. In 2001 …

This article examines child well-being in less industrialized societies through a gender and
development perspective. Using a quantitative, cross-national analysis of data from the …

alexander ka, coleman cl, deatrick ja & jemmott ls (2011) Moving beyond safe sex to women‐
controlled safe sex: a concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing68 (6), 1858–1869 …

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 …