GENDER INEQUALITY AND HEALTH: A STUDY OF ELDERLY IN ALIGARH CITY

Ms. Arshi Khanam, Dr. Sadaf Nasir
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Women are more susceptible to unjust treatment, discrimination, and denial of fundamental human rights such as survival, education, health, inheritance, etc. due to social factors such as male domination and their subordinate status. Women experience two distinct disadvantages in the aging population due to gender-based roles and stereotypes. As a result, they are treated poorly in society. While aging is unavoidable, its gendered inequalities are not. Gender greatly impacts both mens and womens health in India. This in turn affects a persons susceptibility to illness and likelihood of experiencing health problems. The present study is both primary and secondary in nature. This paper tried to analyse the social and health issues faced by the elderly and examine gender-based inequalities in healthcare among the elderly in a selected area of Aligarh City in India and suggest ways to promote gender equality among the elderly by challenging the established pattern of inequality in health. KEYWORDS: Elderly, Gender, Health, Aging
性别不平等与健康:对阿里格尔市老年人的研究
由于男尊女卑等社会因素,妇女更容易受到不公正的待遇、歧视,并被剥夺生存、教育、健康、继承等基本人权。由于基于性别的角色和陈规定型观念,妇女在老龄人口中处于两种截然不同的不利地位。因此,她们在社会中受到的待遇很差。虽然老龄化是不可避免的,但其性别不平等却并非如此。在印度,性别在很大程度上影响着男性和女性的健康。这反过来又会影响一个人对疾病的易感性和出现健康问题的可能性。本研究既是初级研究,也是次级研究。本文试图分析老年人面临的社会和健康问题,研究印度阿利加尔市选定地区老年人在医疗保健方面基于性别的不平等,并通过挑战既定的健康不平等模式,提出促进老年人性别平等的方法。关键词:老年人、性别、健康、老龄化
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