To promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender equality and human rights issue, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), with support from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has developed a Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 

The Electronic Library, contained in a CD-ROM format, is based on UNIFEM's Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal and compiles resources produced by a variety of organisations working on HIV/AIDS, including research and studies; training resources and tools; and multimedia advocacy materials. All information can be searched and retrieved using a variety of criteria. The Library is intended to be a useful resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, journalists, students and others interested in the gender dimensions of the epidemic. 

In addition, resources are complemented by a feature called the "e-Course Builder" that allows users to create and edit a tailored electronic course or report in HTML format, drawing from the materials contained in the CD-ROM.

Topic areas included in the CD-ROM are:

• Gender Mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS
• Gender, Sexuality and Power Relations
• Gender, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
• Prevention, Treatment and Care
• Legislation and Policy
• Adolescents and Youth
• Gender, HIV/AIDS, and Conflict
• Stigma and Discrimination
• Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS
• The Care Economy and Women's Unpaid Work
• HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
• Men and Masculinities
• People Living with HIV/AIDS