| Author: John Knodel &Napaporn Chayovan |
| InfoShare Partner: Gender and Aging in SE Asia and the Developing World |
| Publication Date: December 2008 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Gender, Population growth/trends |
| Region: Asia/Pacific |
| Language: English |
| Additional information: Issued as PSC Research Report No. 08-664. December 2008 |
| Number of Pages: 34 |
| File Size: 12 KB |
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Gender equity and population aging are two very prominent issues in discussions related to social and economic development. Assessments of the interaction of gender and aging need to move beyond assumptions of universal disadvantage among older women and explore the experiences of both older men and women in specific social and temporal contexts. The present study contributes to such an approach by comparing the situations of older women and men in contemporary Thailand. We draw heavily on the most recent representative national survey of older persons conducted in 2007 by the National Statistical Office. Thus although there have been several previous studies of gender and aging in Thailand, our study brings the situation up to date and where appropriate, calls attention to changes that may have taken place. We find similarities in the situation of older men and women on many dimensions are often more dominant than clear contrasts.
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