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| Mobility and accessibility for elderly women in developing Asian countries | | Author(s) | Inge Komardjaja, Kenneth J Parker |
| Corporate Author | International Federation on Ageing - IFA |
| Journal title | Ageing International, special issue, Summer 2001 |
| Publisher | International Federation on Ageing - IFA, Summer 2001 |
| Pages | pp 20-26 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Mobility ; Independence ; Developing countries ; Asia. |
| Annotation | The traditional roles of women as nurturers and housekeepers render them users of a wide spectrum of the built environment. However, older women with declining mobility are affected by the physical impediments imposed by the environment. Older women in developing Asian countries are generally looked after by the family and by paid workers. However, values are changing, and the desire for "independent personal mobility" is beginning to have a marked impact on women who live in big cities. This paper was presented at the 4th Global Conference on Ageing. In it, the authors write that creating barrier-free environments is essential for upholding the principle of independent personal mobility with dignity, thereby enhancing older women's quality of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010719201 A |
| Classmark | BD: C4: C3: 7B: 7C |
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