Women and men’s different experiences of ageing should include living equally with income security, choice of work, access to appropriate healthcare and other support, participating fully in the community and public life, and enjoying respect from others.
Our campaign for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons has reached a turning point
This policy briefing provides an overview of The Beijing Platform for Action’s commitments to older women, identifies gaps and highlights progress made against some of the critical areas of concern. It also makes recommendations for how civil society organisations, UN agencies and donor governments, specifically the UK Government, can promote a more effective and explicit focus on older women’s rights and ensure older women are heard.
Globally, older women are contributing unrecognised yet critical support to their families, communities and economies through their paid and unpaid work. Our new report, Older women: the hidden workforce gives voice to older women’s experience of work and sets out recommendations for how to address this inequality.
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Almaz is 62, but that doesn’t mean she is enjoying a relaxing retirement. She juggles unpaid caring work with volunteering in the community and baking and selling injera bread.
Our campaign for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons has reached a turning point.
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