Centering Elderly Women: Empowering the Quiet Majority

• India needs to adopt gender-sensitive health systems to support and empower elderly women.

• Policies should recognize the gendered path of Indian women and how these factors shape their ageing.

• Only 1 in 10 elderly women with depressive symptoms seek help due to stigma and poor access to mental health services.

• The India Ageing Report 2023 predicts a significant decadal increase in India’s elderly population, with people aged 60 and above expected to constitute over 20% of the population by 2050.

• Women are likely to spend 25% more time in poor health compared to men, highlighting a health gap to be bridged.

• Social determinants of women’s health include socio-cultural, economic, and structural factors.

• Financial insecurity is a significant vulnerability among older women, with almost 60% of older women having no personal income and few having health insurance coverage.

• The digital gender gap is accentuated among the elderly, with fewer women having access to digital devices, impacting their access to health information and services.

Empower Elderly Women Voices is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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