African Women's Unique Vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS

LINDA K. FULLER (B.A., Skidmore College, M.A., American International College, Ph.D., U. Massachusetts), Professor of Communications, Worcester State College, is the author/ (co)editor of more than 20 books and 250+ professional publications and conference reports, including these with Palgrave Macmillan: Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender: Historical Perspectives and Media Representations (2005) and Community Media:International Perspectives. The recipient of Fulbright awards to Singapore (1996) and Senegal (2002), she is currently a Senior Fellow at Northeastern University.

"In African Women s Unique Vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS , African women are brought to the reader s attention in flesh and blood terms. This book, coming as it does from an experienced writer and a veteran researcher who has had first-hand contact with the African continent and its people imparts integrity and credibility. It is a useful addition to the literature on Women s studies, Gender studies, Sociology, HIV/AIDS studies, Media and Cultural studies, Communication Studies, and Interdisciplinary studies, and is also a compelling read for the general audience." - Foluke Ogunleye, Senior Lecturer, Department of Dramatic Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University

• Introduction Biomedical Vulnerabilities Socio-cultural Vulnerabilities Economic Vulnerabilities Legal and Political Vulnerabilities Educational Vulnerabilities Predictions and Plans