Transcript Older Women

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Age friendly cities forum
"The aged [sic] are our
future selves. If we continue
to have discriminatory
attitudes towards the aged,
we ourselves are likely to
become the victims of those
prejudices."
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Age Friendly cities
Gender
and age equality
Recognising
diversity and the
social determinants
Taking
a human rights based
approach
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Aging in Aotearoa-Diversity
Wide
age range
Inequalities
between women
Inequalities
between women
and men
Cultural
and attitudinal
difference
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Difference- let’s take it into
account.
Age
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Ethnicity
Culture
Socioeconomic
Life
factors
experience
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Age as a burden
The
effects of ageism
The
effects of sexism
A
lack of gender based
information
+ Elder abuse
two
thirds of abused older people are
women.
abuse
by family members is most
common
Poverty
clearly
associated with poorer health
outcomes
affects
women more than men
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let’s not forget the
contributions and strengths
Voluntary
Unpaid
Asset
Paid
The
work
caring across generations
sharing across generations
work
importance of social capital
+ Gender and age equality -Taking a
human rights approach
 Access
to work and pensions
 Challenging
stereotypes
 Rewarding
 Making
misconceptions and
unpaid work
environments safe
 Access
to services including health and
transport
 Social
inclusion
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Aging women represent an important
and growing political constituency in
both developed and developing
countries. Recognising and supporting
their full participation – regardless of
socioeconomic status and ethnicity – will
benefit the health and well-being of
individuals, families, communities and
nations”