The global crescendo of voices calling out for women’s economic empowerment is getting harder for policymakers to ignore. But amid those diverse voices there is one group which still goes largely unheard: older women.
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Older people are being robbed at pension payment points; have unexplained deductions from their pensions; and are being denied access to healthcare. However, through the Older Citizen Monitoring groups that Age International helps to support, older people are also successfully leading the fight against discrimination.
Read more ›22 May 2015•Ageing and development, Sustainable Development Goals
2015 is the year that the course of development for the next 15 years will be decided. In September the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be finalised. It’s essential that world leaders get the message that people of all ages must be included. Here are ten reasons why.
Read more ›30 Sep 2014•Ageing and development, Older women, Press releases, Sustainable Development Goals
Switzerland ranked best place to grow older. Age International warns of increasing global inequality in older people’s wellbeing.
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This year’s theme for the International Day of Democracy is ‘Engaging Young People’. But why do older people need to sit up and take note, too?
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