Gender and Aging in the Developing World
Where Are the Men
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4882789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Knodel (University of Michigan), Mary Beth Ofstedal (0000-0002-9395-1168, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 677-698 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2003.00677.x |
| OpenAlex | W2142642097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 44 |
| References cited | 33 |
In recent years, both population aging and gender issues have gained prominence in international forums concerned with population. It is frequently asserted or implied that older women are universally more vulnerable to social, economic, and health disadvantages than older men. The most significant manifestation of this exclusive concern with women when considering gender and aging is the Plan of Action adopted by the Second World Assembly on Aging in 2002. The assumed relative disadvantage of elderly women is commonly attributed to gender differences in earlier life experiences. But are older women truly disadvantaged globally with respect to all or most essential aspects of well-being? The authors provide empirical evidence that clearly shows that older women are not invariably disadvantaged vis-à-vis men. In particular, they call into question the wisdom and equity of a virtually exclusive emphasis on the needs of women when incorporating gender concerns into policies and programs related to aging. A more balanced perspective that recognizes gender as a potential, but not necessarily central, marker of vulnerability for various aspects of well-being in specific settings and times, and that allows for male as well as female disadvantage, would serve the current and future elderly generations far better
Demographic economics · Disadvantage · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Gender equity · Life course approach · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Demography · Gender Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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Gender and Ageing
Childlessness and advance care planning in midlife and late adulthood
Perspectivas sobre el envejecimiento en Brasil, México, Argentina y Chile
Association of self-perceived income status with psychological distress and subjective well-being
Determinants of Active and Healthy Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Giving Voice to the Environment as the Silent Partner in Aging
Growing old at own home
Gender Differentials in Disability and Mortality Transitions
Health and Well-Being of Older Adults in Ghana
Do older women or older men report worse health? Questioning the ‘sicker’ older women assumption through a period and cohort analysis
Divorced, Separated, and Widowed Women Workers in Rural Mozambique
Living Arrangements and Health of Older Adults in India
Living Arrangements, Disability and Gender of Older Adults Among Rural South Africa
Hell’s Grannies and Crazy Ladies—Challenging the Precarization of Older Women
Psychosocial risk factors associated with falls among Chinese community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong
Gender, aging, poverty and health
Gaps in the Family Networks of Older People in Three Indonesian Communities
Earning Their Keep
Social Network and Mental Health Among Older Adults in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India
Gender Differences in Economic Support and Well-Being of Older Asians
Gender, Social Change, and Living Arrangements Among Older Egyptians During the 1990s
Gender and Intergenerational Co-residence in Egypt and Tunisia
Stability and change in the intergenerational family
Non-family experience and receipt of personal care in Nepal
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Receipt of emotional support among rural South African adults
It's most of my life – going to the pub or the group’
Differences in disability among older women and men in Egypt and Tunisia
Climate change and adaptation policies in South Asia
Gender differences in hypertension-free life expectancy in Bangladesh
Gender differentials and old age survival in the Nairobi slums, Kenya
Parity and parents' health in later life
Global Discourses and Local Disconnects
Las mujeres y el envejecimiento en la investigación social (1950-2018)
The quality of demographic data on older Africans
Intimacy and Intergenerational Relations in Rural China
An Exploration of the Experiences, Wellbeing and Survival Tactics of Older Widowers in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Gender and Material Transfers Between Older Parents and Children in Ismailia, Egypt
The Patriarchal Bargain and Intergenerational Coresidence in Egypt
Making Ends Meet
Causal Inference Between the Health Status and Living Arrangements of Elderly People in China
Deconstructing Gender Differences in Experienced Well-Being Among Older Adults in the Developing World
Men's Health and Illness
Averting the old age crisis
Sex, gender, and health
Sex Differentials in Health and Mortality
Connecting gender and ageing
Women and the Family in Rural Taiwan
Illness and the feminine role
Why we should invest in older women and men
Policy Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion in Relation to Gender and Ageing in the South
Studying living arrangements of the elderly
Gender Differences in Economic Support and Well-Being of Older Asians
Gender and wellbeing among older people
The Cairo Conference on Population and Development
Gender differences in health
Cigarette Use and the Narrowing Sex Differential in Mortality
An Aging World
Preparing for an Aging World
The Twain Meet
Gender and Health
Broken Down by Age and Gender
Sex Differences in Mortality
Old and Female
Changes in Subjective and Objective Measures of Economic Well-Being and Their Interrelationship among the Elderly in Singapore and Taiwan
| Unique citing works | 44 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |