Ageism and Gender

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,

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Testimonies October 10, 2018

‘When I am an old woman, shall I wear purple?’

Just like in the poem of Jenny Joseph, Laura Christ, proud member of the Older Women’s Network Netherlands (OVN-NL) and OWN Europe, reflects the fantasy of being a different person

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies October 9, 2018

Old age poverty has a female face: Being an Elderly Migrant Woman in Sweden

Monica Cristea, vice-chair of RIFFI, the Federation of Migrant Women Associations in Sweden and member of European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) sheds light on the additional barriers migrant women

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts October 8, 2018

The challenge of healthy ageing: while men die, women suffer

Peggy Maguire, from EIWH (European Institute of Women’s Health) reminds us that in a society where women outlive men but are burdened by more years of ill health, disease prevention,

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts October 6, 2018

The European Women’s Lobby joins the “Ageing Equal” campaign and calls for the empowerment of older women across Europe

Ageism continues to be pervasive worldwide and has serious consequences for the health and well-being of old people, leading to marginalization, poverty and abuse. Nonetheless, it is not considered as

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts October 6, 2018

“It’s Easier to do Nothing” – The silence of older women victims of abuse

Kelly Blank, from WAVE (Women Against Violence Europe) shares the results of the TISOVA project based of interviews conducted with older women in senior centres in Estonia, Austria, Greece and

Ageism, Ageism and Gender September 23, 2018

Meet human rights champion Barbro Westerholm

Barbro Westerholm has been recently re-elected to the Swedish Parliament, where she serves as its oldest member. She has been an active supporter of human rights throughout her career, playing