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Age becomes her
— older women in the European Union | | Author(s) | Moya Denman |
| Corporate Author | Eurolink Age |
| Journal title | Women of Europe Dossier, no 45, May/June/July 1997 |
| Publisher | European Commission, London, May/June/July 1997 |
| Pages | 32 pp |
| Source | Rue de Trèves 120, B-1040 Brussels. (fax:(32 2) 299 38 91) |
| Keywords | Older women ; European Union ; Europe. |
| Annotation | In the 12 European Union countries of 1992, one in four females were women aged over 60. More women are living into old age, so in future, they will be an even more important element of the population. This issue of Women of Europe Dossier comprises articles examining demographic issues, attitudes to later life, intergenerational roles, paid employment, voluntary work, education in later life, social activities, and cultural differences experienced by migrants. Major risk factors - finance, health, and living arrangements - and the fact that the `baby boomer' generation will swell the numbers of retired in the EU by some 50% to some 37 million people, are considered. The threat of increased disparities - with older women being particularly vulnerable to poverty, marginalisation and ill health - is discussed. The Dossier includes a chronology of major EU regulations, initiatives and programmes of interest to older women. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980224202 P |
| Classmark | BD: WFC: 74 * |
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