UNAIDS Action Framework: Addressing Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV “Our challenge is to make access a reality for all – regardless of gender, age or HIV status….Gender equality must become part of our DNA -- at the core of all of our actions. Together with governments and civil society, we must energize the global response to AIDS, while vigorously advancing gender equality. These causes are undeniably linked.” -Michel Sidibé, 2 March 2009