Tag: COVIDOW1
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THE UNITED NATIONS POLICY BRIEF ON OLDER PERSONS AND COVID-19
The SI President’s Appeal for 2019-2021 ‘The Road to Equality’, inter alia focuses on older women. Sadly, in the wake of the corona virus pandemic, the very reason the theme is included within the focus of the Appeal has become clear to all: with discrimination against older persons, and particularly older women, becoming evermore apparent.
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COVID-19 – the impact on older women
In view of the current crisis and the potential devastating effects for the future, media coverage is contributing to the stigmatisation and discrimination of the older persons