Gender and ageing
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- Older women in India face marginalisation
- ( Agewell Foundation , 2011)
- India has a population of approx. 60 million older women (60+). This reporrt argues that in India, women have never found themselves at the centre stage, and have always been marginalised from t...
- How to make humanitarian responses evidence-driven
- ( D. Mazurana (ed);P. Benelli (ed);H. Gupta (ed) / Feinstein International Center, USA , 2011)
- Humanitarian aid is largely guided by anecdotes rather than evidence. Currently, the humanitarian system shows significant weaknesses in data collection, analysis and response in all stages of a crisi...
- Perspectives on the human rights of the elderly in India
- ( Agewell Foundation , 2011)
- The population of India has approximately tripled during the last 50 years, but the number of elderly Indians has increased more than fourfold. Better medical facilities, care and liberal family...
- The proportion of older persons in the world will double by 2050
- ( Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations , 2009)
- This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. This edit...
- The importance of day care services in terms of gender-equal practices
- ( Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe , 2009)
- Elderly women outnumber elderly men in all countries of the UNECE region. They are more likely to live in poverty, be affected by disability and restrictions of mobility. Many elderly women are widows...
Supporting care givers without reinforcing gender roles
- ( E. Esplen / BRIDGE , 2009)
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Providing care can be both a source of fulfilment and a major burden. For women and girls in particular, their socially prescribed role as carers can undermine their rights and limit their opportun...
- Designing flexible pensions systems to encompass more workers
- ( Y. Hu;F. Stewart / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2009)
- Pension reform around the world in recent decades has focused mainly on the formal sector. Consequently, many of those working in the informal sector have been left out of structured pension arrangeme...
- Trainers guide to integrating age-friendliness
- ( HelpAge International Asia, Pacific Regional Development Centre , 2009)
- This training of trainers manual was developed for use in by the Canadian Red Cross, but is suitable for other organisations to adapt for their own purposes. The manual consist of six units that...
- Time to speak out about the abuse of the elderly
- ( O. Ajomale / International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse , 2007)
- There is a ‘secret-cult’ silence on the issue of abuse of the elderly in Nigeria, argues the author of this paper. The victims of abuse and others are reluctant to talk about it, and...
- The importance of living arrangements in poverty avoidance for older persons
- ( T. Smeeding;Q. Gao;P. Saunders;C. Wing / Luxembourg Income Study , 2008)
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In most rich countries, poverty among younger pensioners (under age 70) is no longer a major policy problem, but women typically constitute two-thirds to three-quarters or more of the elderly poor ...
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Gender and ageing
- Elder poverty in an ageing world: conditions of social vulnerability and low income for women in rich and middle‐income nations
- ( T. Smeeding;Q. Gao;P. Saunders;C. Wing / Luxembourg Income Study , 2008)
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In most rich countries, poverty among younger pensioners (under age 70) is no longer a major policy problem, but women typically constitute two-thirds to three-quarters or more of the elderly poor ...
- Women, ageing and health: a framework for action
- ( World Health Organization , 2007)
- This report summarises the evidence about women, ageing and health from a gender perspective and provides a framework for developing action plans to improve the health and well-being of ageing women. ...
- Committed to caring: older women and HIV & AIDS in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam
- ( D. Orbach / HelpAge International , 2007)
- In numerous Asian countries, many older people assume multiple responsibilities in caring for relatives living with HIV/AIDS. Despite their burden, older carers remain neglected within the response to...
- On the agenda: older migrant women: facts, figures, personal stories : an inventory in five EU Countries
- ( AGE+ , 2005)
- This reports summarises key findings on the situation of older migrant women in the five participating countires of the AGE+ project - the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and Italy.<...
- Realizing decent work for older women workers
- ( Older Workers , 2000)
- Paper aims to identify issues and contribute to the debate by governments, employers and trade unions, on legislative and policy measures necessary to address economic and social concerns raised by an...
- Social security reform and women’s pensions
- ( A. Cox Edwards / Gendernet, World Bank , 2001)
- Change in the demographic composition of the population of Chile will likely exhaust traditional support systems of the elderly, and increase the relative importance of life-time savings, including so...
- Large cash transfers to the elderly in South Africa
- ( A. Case; A. Deaton / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA , 1996)
- This paper critically examines the social pension system for the elderly in South Africa. The paper explores the impact of this cash transfer on allocation for food, schooling, transfers and savings....
- The future of retirement: the new old age – a gender perspective
- ( S. Harper;G. Leeson / HSBC Global Forum on Ageing and Retirement , 2008)
- HSBC interviewed 21,000 men and women aged between 40 and 79 in 21 mature and transitional countries and territories around the world. The men and women surveyed in this report revealed that they have...
- Sliding into poverty? cross-national patterns of income source change and income decay in old age
- ( J. M. Williamson; T. M. Smeeding / Center for Retirement Research, Boston College , 2004)
- This article examines the change in the mix of income and benefits that older adults receive as they age, with a focus on older women. The study is a cross-national comparison of five OECD countries (...
- Grandmothers and granddaughters: old age pension and intra-household allocation in South Africa
- ( E. Duflo / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA , 2000)
- This paper studies whether the impact of a cash transfer on child nutritional status is affected by the gender of its recipient. In the early 1990's, the benefits and coverage of the South African soc...
- Forgotten families: older people as carers of orphans and vulnerable children
- ( HelpAge International , 2003)
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This report shows that - provided appropriate support is available - older people and orphans and vulnerable children can overcome some of the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The case stu...
- Pension coverage and informal sector workers: international experiences
- ( Y. Hu;F. Stewart / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2009)
- Pension reform around the world in recent decades has focused mainly on the formal sector. Consequently, many of those working in the informal sector have been left out of structured pension arrangeme...
- The gender implications of pension reforms. General remarks and evidence from selected countries
- ( S. Steinhilber / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development , 2005)
- This paper critically analyses the gender dimensions of pension schemes, drawing detailed examples from pension reform schemes in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. The paper provides the analy...
