No More Shame: responding to violence and abuse of older women

This article by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal discusses how women, and especially older women with disabilities, are often forgotten victims.

As pervasive sexist attitudes and behaviours, both overt and covert, perpetuate violence against women and girls of all ages, the abuse of older women highlights the intersection and compounding impacts of sexism and ageism, as ageism is one of the core drivers of elder abuse.