Family Digest 47: Older Women and Gender Based Violence by Lois Law

Family Digest 47 Older Women and Gender Based Violence by Lois Law

“Older women face greater risk of physical and psychological abuse due to discriminatory societal attitudes and the non-realization of the human rights of women. Some harmful traditional and customary practices result in abuse and violence directed at older women, often exacerbated by poverty and lack of access to legal protection.”[i]

[i] https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/ageing/vawg_brief_on_older_women.pdf