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A Feminist Approach to Practice in Working With Midlife and Older Women With HIV/AIDS

social work and a Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar at the University of Washington, Tacoma, 1900 Commerce Street, Campus Box 358425, Tacoma, WA 98402 caemlet{at}u.washington.edu

Katy Tangenberg

University of Iowa, 308 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1223 kathleen-tangenberg{at}uiowa.edu

Claire Siverson

Women's Specialty Clinic, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 400 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0378, San Francisco, CA 94143

Older women with HIV/AIDS constitute an invisible population that is often ignored by organizers of HIV prevention efforts as well as by HIV and aging organizations. This article explores the importance of a feminist approach to practice with a population affected by the intersection of ageism, sexism, and AIDS phobia. A support group for midlife and older women with HIV/AIDS is described, and four themes that were identified by the group participants are discussed. AIDS service organizations, the aging network, and policy makers must begin to recognize the critical need to support and assist older women with HIV/AIDS.

Affilia, Vol. 17, No. 2, 229-251 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/088610990201700206


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