National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Schools across the country routinely fail to provide girls and young women with comprehensive sexuality education - the cornerstone to HIV awareness and prevention.

10% of all women living with HIV reside in New York City. It's the largest population of women with HIV in the country. A new report examines women living with HIV and AIDS throughout three boroughs.

In New York state, and throughout America, rising HIV infection rates among women reflects a lack of comprehensive sex education teaching women how to stay healthy.