International movement to promote human rights of older women with a focus on violence and abuse against older women

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ID9973438
AuthorsMoon Ki Choi (0000-0001-8002-0113, University of Kentucky, corresponding author), MOON CHOI (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea; University of Kentucky, USA), Patricia Brownell (0000-0001-7384-6419, Fordham University), Stefana I Moldovan (University of Kentucky)
Year2015
Volume60
Issue1
Pages170-181
Publication date2015-02-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872814559562
OpenAlexW2107115945
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited11

Population ageing around the world has drawn increased attention to the issue of human rights of older people. Extended old age is a women’s issue, considering women’s longevity advantage over men. Gender inequalities across the life course often make women more vulnerable to violence, abuse and poverty in old age than men. The human rights framework provides a solid foundation to approach the issue of violence and abuse against older women. This article critically reviews the United Nations instruments, with a focus on the international movement to promote human rights of older women, and provides implications for global social work practice

Criminology · Domestic violence · Economic growth · Economics · Elder abuse · Environmental health · Human rights · Life course approach · Poison control · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Poverty · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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