The Australian Active Ageing (AAA) a nationwide study has postulated that women with lower incomes anticipate the danger of violence than old age.
The results corresponded with the International Week without Violence (October 25-31) and the national Reclaim the Night women’s march (October 27).
Jan Lovie Kitchin an Associate Professor from the Faculty of Health said,
‘Fear of violence needs to be recognised as a barrier to older people’s social connectedness and the health and wellbeing of older women specifically. They might experience feelings of exposure to danger because of their smaller size and lesser strength. But they could also feel vulnerable because of their limited finances and lack of knowledge which might force them to depend on people they don’t necessarily trust’.
