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Empowering older women

Our position

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.

Who cares about older women's work?

We are calling on UK parliamentarians to lead a public debate on how older women’s work in poorer countries must be recognised, valued and supported.

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Hot-take on...empowering older women

Discussing older women's rights

Baroness Sally Greengross OBE, Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre-UK, discusses older women's rights.

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Publications, reports and statistics

Briefing on older women's work
We must recognise, value and support the paid and unpaid work that women do in later life.
Violence in numbers
Although the data is extremely limited - here is what we do know about violence against older women globally.
Older women speak out about elder abuse
Women from 19 countries have shared their personal experiences of elder abuse in order to break the taboo.
Impact of dementia felt more by women
Women are both more likely to develop the condition, and more likely to provide care.

I care for my disabled son and spin cotton

Aselefech is 70 and lives in Ethiopia. She juggles unpaid caring work with her spinning work.

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Empowering older women

Our position

Who cares about older women's work?

Hot-take on...empowering older women

'Why should we care about older women’s work?'

'I went to the EU development days and older women were invisible'

'We must listen to older women about their experiences of abuse'

Discussing older women's rights

Publications, reports and statistics

Briefing on older women's work

Violence in numbers

Older women speak out about elder abuse

Impact of dementia felt more by women

I care for my disabled son and spin cotton

Follow us on Twitter

More about us

Other ways to help

Explore our key priority areas

Empowering older women

Our position

Who cares about older women's work?

Hot-take on...empowering older women

'Why should we care about older women’s work?'

'I went to the EU development days and older women were invisible'

'We must listen to older women about their experiences of abuse'

Discussing older women's rights

Publications, reports and statistics

Briefing on older women's work

Violence in numbers

Older women speak out about elder abuse

Impact of dementia felt more by women

I care for my disabled son and spin cotton

Follow us on Twitter

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