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Older women: the right to be free from violence
Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts November 18, 2018

Older women: the right to be free from violence

Violence against older women is a severe human rights abuse. It is one of the worst manifestations of ageism and sexism that is deeply stereotyped and tolerated by social norms.
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Addressing intimate partner abuse: are we ageist?
Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts November 18, 2018

Addressing intimate partner abuse: are we ageist?

Several years ago, Liat Ayalon’s student, Ms. Rachely Yechezkel, became increasingly interested in a specific aspect of elder abuse, known as intimate partner violence. Liat gives us a snapshot of their
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When your reproductive years are over, sexuality is not!
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Sexuality, Testimonies November 8, 2018

When your reproductive years are over, sexuality is not!

Anne-Sophie Parent, Secretary General of AGE Platform Europe, refers to a few telling examples that older people’s sexuality is far too often turned into a joke… a joke that sometimes
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Do older women have the right to sex?
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Sexuality, Blogposts November 6, 2018

Do older women have the right to sex?

Using general human rights provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights has on several occasions addressed and promoted (but also sometimes restrained) the human rights
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Meet older women’s advocate Maria Ludovica Bottarelli Tranquilli-Leali
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Testimonies October 23, 2018

Meet older women’s advocate Maria Ludovica Bottarelli Tranquilli-Leali

Maria Ludovica Bottarelli Tranquilli-Leali, President and European Women’s Lobby Board member for Italy, is a long-standing advocate of women’s rights. Committed to raise awareness of the multiple discrimination faced by
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Ageism interacts with other forms of discrimination in the context of care of older persons
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Social Rights, Blogposts October 18, 2018

Ageism interacts with other forms of discrimination in the context of care of older persons

The United Nations Programme on ageing is coming back on the discussions held at the recent U.N. expert group meeting on “Care and Older Persons: links to decent work, migration
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‘Older women carry on – as they always do’: the 2nd week of the #AgeingEqual campaign in a nutshell
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts October 14, 2018

‘Older women carry on – as they always do’: the 2nd week of the #AgeingEqual campaign in a nutshell

Our second #AgeingEqual campaigning week looked at the intersection of age and gender. We touched upon specific issues faced by older women and non-binary people as the consequence of life-long differential
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Ageing of migrant women: the story of multiple discrimination
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts October 12, 2018

Ageing of migrant women: the story of multiple discrimination

Taking advantage of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – that will be celebrated next 10 December, the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) gives us a
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Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Good Practices October 11, 2018

The Albanian Society for All Ages, a movement of activists transforming women’s lives

The Albanian Society for All Ages (ASAG) is the only voice for older women in Albania. Ermira Pirdeni, ASAG Executive Director works tirelessly to provide supplementary platforms to express and exchange
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Why do I want to live in a world for all ages?
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts October 11, 2018

Why do I want to live in a world for all ages?

How old will we be in 2060 – the year in which older women over the age of 85 will constitute the largest group in society? If, as Liat Ayalon,
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