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Women come across lots of barriers throughout their lives, which are related to family care activities, domestic unpaid work, psychological stress, the stagnation of labour skills during that period of time, obsolescence of knowledge, and biological changes caused by pregnancy and childbirth. Ultimately, along with ageing, women end up being discriminated against economically, which means a smaller amount of funded pension compared to men, or completely suspended funded pension, low income, lower position at work, minimum chance at career advancement, work skills requiring upgrade and practice to be acquired.
According to the recommendations of the UN, states should ensure that older women who bear responsibility for the care of children have access to appropriate social and economic benefits such as childcare benefits. UN States parties should adopt gender-sensitive and age-specific policies to ensure that older women participate fully and effectively in political, civil and economic activities.
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