Abstract: Women are one of the fastest growing groups infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)and the disease is becoming increasingly common among young women. This paper attempts to focus on HIV/AIDS, particularly the vulnerability of women to HIV/AIDS. The vulnerability of male and female are influenced by societal factors such as gender roles, socio-economic environment, class differencesand prevalent ideology including cultural norms, values and attitudes. Due to the biological differences as well as sole and position in the society the nature and range of suffering is also different for men and women. The picture is more evident where the male dominates the society. On the basis of data collected from secondary sources, this paper aims to address and analyse HIV/AIDS issues concerning women from the perspective of gender with special reference to Bangladesh.