Indian and World Geography - GS questions based on daily current affairs for Q. 20957
Q. Which of the following is/are true?
1) Feminization of ageing is a beneficial phenomenon.
2) Feminization of ageing is seen in rural areas and not the urban areas due more male working population in the urban areas.- Published on 14 Apr 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
- India has more elderly women than men. Feminization of ageing is seen in rural and urban areas.
- Experts describe the pattern as feminization of ageing, which in the context of a developing country like India, brings with it health and financial concerns.
- According to the Health in India report, around 70 per cent elderly women in both urban and rural India are economically dependent on others.
- And around 35 per cent of women aged over 80 are immobile.
- Female longevity can be loaded with disadvantages.
- Women traditionally have a much lower economic status than men in the household, which then plays out in the form of financial hardships in their twilight years. They don’t know banking, where the investments have been made or where the money has been kept by the husband.
- Financial constraints are further compounded by illnesses of old age. The survey found a high proportion of the elderly battling chronic illnesses and around 8% of the elderly, particularly those aged over 80, confined to their beds.
