Most countries in the Western Hemisphere have reduced their incidence rates of HIV/ AIDS, but Haiti continues to experience alarming increases in diagnosed cases. This paper examines how political turmoil, poverty, violence and gender inequality contribute to the threat of HIV/AIDS throughout this region, and in particular, how gendered societal constraints make women especially vulnerable by compelling them to prioritize economically- beneficial sexual unions over personal health.

Neste artigo discutimos as condicionantes que contribuíram para a ocorrência de casos de abuso e exploração sexual feminina praticada por peacekeepers durante a Missão de Estabilização das Nações Unidas no Haiti (MINUSTAH). No trabalho, buscamos compreender a conjuntura a partir de uma perspectiva feminista, considerando a influência da masculinidade militarizada e das condições socioeconômicas do país para a perpetuação da violência contra meninas e mulheres durante o período de vigência da missão.

The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that promoted resilience in Haitian women earthquake survivors. The literature on mental health among Haitians is sparse. Furthermore, the concept of resilience is not easily translated across cultures. In the aftermath of the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, relocated victims struggled to adjust. This study looks at what factors helped women adjust to their new environment and cope with the traumas and losses suffered from the earthquake. A qualitative design was used to discover and describe resilience.

Cet article se propose d'aborder les situations vécues par les femmes haïtiennes employées domestiques à partir de recherches menées en Haïti et en Guyane. Mettre en parallèle les façons dont ces femmes se représentent à partir du travail qu'elles effectuent permet d'éclairer le rapport entre une condition sociale et le « travail identitaire » auquel elle se prête dans des contextes où les relations hiérarchiques reflètent des modes d'autorité et des rapports d'inégalité différents.

The 2010 earthquake resulted in the breakdown of Haiti's social, economic and health infrastructure. Over one-quarter of a million people remain internally displaced (ID). ID women experience heightened vulnerability to intimate partner violence (IPV) due to increased poverty and reduced community networks. Scant research has examined experiences of IPV among ID women in post-earthquake Haiti.

Throughout the United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934), supporters of the armed invasion pointed toward the transportation infrastructure as the principal contribution of the intervention. Although many of the thoroughfares were built using forced labor, Haitian-American contact on roads, bridges, and railways blurred the boundaries between the occupied and the occupiers.

No previous published research has examined the applicability of varying methods for identifying young people who are at high risk of experiencing unintended pregnancy and acquiring HIV infection. This study compares three surveys of young people aged 15-24 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in terms of their sociodemographic characteristics and sexual behaviors and the surveys' usefulness for identifying young people at high risk and for program planning.

The oppressions of race gender and class intersect quite clearly in the lives of Haitian immigrant women. Coming from a society where color and class indicate privilege and access to resources, Haitian immigrant women who are black and poor find opportunities here. Social workers must learn to use empowerment models to overcome the effects of race, gender and class in services to this population.

Ten years ago, on January 12, at 16:53 in the afternoon, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti. The country was left in shambles. So was the women’s movement. Three of its most prominent leaders lost their lives in the earthquake, and the implementation of gender policies came to a halt. This CMI Brief explores the challenges facing the women’s cause in Haiti after the earthquake and provides recommendations for how to get it back on track.

This article uses Haitian anthropologist Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain’s study of burial practices and kinship networks in the rural town of Kenscoff to consider the relationship between rituals for the dead and women’s rights activism following the United States occupation (1915-1934).