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Research, political incidence and solidarity among women:

Research, political incidence and solidarity among women: body mapping violence and HIV in Bolivia GraciaVioleta Ross graciavioleta@gmail.com Sunday 22 nd , July 2012 Pre-Conference Satellite Session Women and girls turning the tide Washington, DC.

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Research, political incidence and solidarity among women:

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  1. Research, political incidence and solidarity among women: body mapping violence and HIV in Bolivia GraciaVioleta Ross graciavioleta@gmail.com Sunday 22nd, July 2012 Pre-Conference Satellite Session Women and girls turning the tide Washington, DC

  2. A surveywith 322 women of the 3 populations. 9 focusgroups: 3 witheachpopulation. Bodymapping of violence and HIV. Wemappedthemarks of violence in: thebody, thefeelingsand theidentity. Individual in-depth interviews withwomen of the 3 populations. Ninefield-workresearchers, three of eachpopulation. Weworkedtogether as WOMEN. Theprinciples of theresearchincluded: EQUAL PARTICIPATION, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP IN THE POLITICAL INCIDENCE PROCESS. TheresearchprojectwasimplementedbyTheBolivian Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS (REDBOL) withfunding of UNAIDS. Researchincluded

  3. Concepts

  4. WOMEN LIVING WITHHIV: • “In my childhood I suffered sexual violence and every time I rememberitispainful”

  5. WOMENLIVINGWITH HIV: • “Because of so muchviolence, ourfeelings are destroyed”

  6. WOMENLIVINGWITHHIV: • “Theytakeawayourrighttobemothers”

  7. TRANSGENDER WOMEN: • “Evenmyself, I triedtokill me because of thebadtreatment of people, of thesociety”

  8. TRANSGENDER WOMEN • “Theytell me I am goodtobe a slut, nothingelse”

  9. TRANSGENDER WOMEN: • “Bleedingbecause of anal rape”

  10. SEX WORKERS: • “The bar owner and thepimp, force me toworkwhen I am with my menses”

  11. SEX WORKERS: • “I mustpaint my faceto look ok toothers, but I am not ok, my soulisdestroyed”

  12. SEX WORKERS: * Abortioncausedbythebeating of a preganant sex worker, byherpartner

  13. These 3 groups of womensufferallforms of violence, more thantheaverage of women in Bolivia. Thismightberelatedtotheirauthomaticassociationwith inmoral behaviors and with HIV/AIDS epidemic. Itseemslikethesewomendeservetobepunishedbecausetheybrokethenorms of patriarchalsocieties. In thesurvey, some of thewomenidentified as part of threegroupssimultaneouslybutnotopenly (stigmaasocciatedto HIV+ sex workers and transgenderwomen living with HIV). But, theissue of violence has thepotential of gettingtogether in thesametabledifferentstakeholders, eventhosewhodisagreewith HIV. Focusingonoursimilarities (e.g. GBV) ratherthanourdifferencesis a goodpathtofollow. SOLIDARITY AMONG WOMEN WAS THE OUTCOME of thisresearchproject. Women of the 3 populationsneedurgentsupporttoadress GBV, ifwedon’tsupportthem, somemightbekilled in thenextmonths. Ifwomenunite, thereis no limittowhat WE can accomplish TOGETHER! In conclusion

  14. Ourresearchteam Ximena Salazar (UPCH), Yolanda Cachicatari (IC MVVS La Paz), Laura Lara (IC Trans Santa Cruz), Chantal Cuellar (IC Trans Cochabamba), Martha Banzer (IC MVVS Santa Cruz), Pamela Valenzuela (IC Trans La Paz), Gracia Violeta Ross (Investigadora Principal), Lily Cortez (IC TS La Paz), Marcela Cabezas (IC MVVS Cochabamba), Rosa Sosa (IC TS Cochabamba), Patricia Robles (IC TS Santa Cruz)

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