Movement Strategy (Positive Women Network - USA)
Lived Experience Is Leadership
A national narrative initiative positioning women and gender-diverse people living with HIV as credible leaders - shifting beliefs about leadership and expertise across media, workplaces, and institutions.
This project replaces stigmatizing narratives that portray people living with HIV as fragile or unfit to lead with a new public truth: women and gender-diverse people living with HIV are credible, effective leaders. Through community-led narrative governance, ethical storytelling, and coordinated media lived experience is elevated as professional expertise. Success is measured by belief shift and narrative adoption - visible in changed language and media practices, increased invitations to leadership, and broader recognition of non-linear pathways.
Primary Barrier
Narrow Narratives
Location
California
Solution Region
Nation-wide
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
$1.0 to 5 Million
