Around 33% of senior women in Bengaluru are engaged in full-time or part-time employment while 85% of them said that they worked in an employment-friendly atmosphere, according to “Women and Ageing: Invisible or Empowered?”, a report released by HelpAge India on Wednesday (June 14), the eve of UN recognized ‘World Elder Abuse Awareness Day’.
The report also said that 6% of senior women in the city felt that they were financially secure due to the support extended by their family and government pensions. It has also been revealed that 49% of the women agreed that elder abuse existed in society, while 16% of them reportedly admitted having suffered some form of abuse at the hands of their sons, daughters-in-law, and other relatives.
The report, which focuses on older women, explored aspects of elder abuse, discrimination, access and ownership of older women to financial resources, employment and employability, health care, social and digital inclusion, safety and security, awareness and use of redressal mechanisms and others.
