Older Women Count
Older Women Count is a program combating gendered ageism and promoting respect and equality for by older women. Read more about the inequalities here and see below.
Projects
Click on the images below to go to open the project webpages or contact us using the information at the bottom of the page.
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Inequalities for Older women
The #OlderWomenCount program aims to combat the inequalities for older women, which include the following:
- Older women are the lowest income earning family group (here)
- 758,000 older people are unpaid carers - 67% of them are women (here), who are twice as likely to report low wellbeing than the broader community (here)
- 34% of single older women live in poverty (here)
- 60% of older women leave paid work with no super (here) and women with super have 28% less than men (link)
- 60% of older women rely entirely on old age pension (here)
- 40% increase in homelessness for older women (here)
- Older women are more likely to experience workplace discrimination (here)
- 28 older women (55+) were killed in family violence homicides in 2023 (link)
- 14% of older people experience elder abuse – victims are more likely to be women (link)
- 23% of women aged 60 years+ have experienced physical or intimate partner violence (link)
- Older women are more likely to be sexually assaulted (here).
Dedication
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The Older Women Count Program is dedicated to the memory of Phillipa Campbell. Philippa was passionate about respect for older people, equality for women and human kindness. Philippa dedicated much of her life to promoting equality for older people, including in her role as CEO of Elder Rights Australia. Philippa died in 2023, when she was just 56 years of age. We want to celebrate Philippa’s life and the contribution she made to making the world a better place. |
Contact us
If you would like any further information - or you would like to support our work, please contact Dr Catherine Barrett using the information below.
