Gender Assessment report

The Gender Assessment report presents the consolidated findings of the Gender Assessment tool, including the desk review and the findings and recommendations of the national stakeholder workshop. The report focuses on the two overarching areas of i) Knowing your HIV Epidemic and Context, and ii) Knowing your HIV Response. ‘Knowing your HIV Epidemic and Context’ from a gender perspective refers to gathering data on who is becoming infected, how, and where (epidemic) and analyzing the biomedical, behavioral, socioeconomic and political factors that contribute to the spread of HIV (context). ‘Knowing Your HIV Response’ from a gender perspective involves assessing how well the country HIV response is addressing gender equality in both policy and practice. This involves examining the country’s national HIV strategies, policies and programmes against the information that we know about the nature of the HIV epidemic as it applies to women and girls, men and boys, and key and vulnerable populations.