A decade ago women seemed to be on the periphery of the epidemic, today they are at the epicentre. This page guides you to some resources on women and HIV/Aids and to detailed information on especially vulnerable groups of women. Some sample statistics show that today 47 percent of the 36.1 million people living with HIV are women and this proportion is growing. Of the 16,000 new infections that occur everyday, up to sixty percent are now amongst women.