Lesotho: HIV Rampant Among Lesotho's Women

Unemployment, low wages and sexual discrimination in the tiny kingdom of Lesotho have fueled an HIV infection rate of 50 percent among young women, the New York Times reports. Half of women aged 15 to 24 are infected with the virus, compared to 25 percent of men in the same age group. Overall, Lesotho's HIV prevalence among adults is 28 percent, higher than that of South Africa, which entirely surrounds it.