I N V I TAT I O N
DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE FOR OLDER WOMEN:
HAS BEIJING+25 IMPLEMENTED POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT?

CSW64 PARALLEL EVENT
Date and Time: March 11, 2020 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Venue: Church Center for the United Nations (777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017)
Room: Tenth Floor
Chair: Susan B. Somers, President, INPEA, CoA NY Sub Comm. Co-Chair
Presentations:
“Cooperation of Generations in the Family and at the Workplace”
Andrea Ferenczi, Founder President and
Dorothy Lőrincz,  Project Manager, the Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary (AWCDH)
“Combat Ageism — The Role of the Media”
Katalin Hajós, Board, AWCDH, Board, IAA (International Advertising Association) Hungarian Chapter
“Assisting Victims of Elder Abuse in Today’s Social System”
Alicja Switon, Executive Manager, WAVE Network
“TheWayForward”
Martha Bial, IAGG Main UN Rep., Faculty Research Scholar, Fordham Univ.
For enquiries contact: Dr. Susan B. Somers by email: sbsomers5@aol.com
Looking forward to seeing you there!

Older women deserve visibility on the feminist agenda, but are too often forgotten, in  spite  of  the fact  that issues of abuse and poverty remain salient for us all.
The present event will refocus the feminist lens on selected issues of concern to older women, including the protection of their human
right  to live  free of violence, their right to decent work, and the role of the media in combatting ageism, as well as the recognition of the positive impact of older women within families, communities and society, and the promotion of intergenerational solidarity.
As women live longer, their participation in the labor market, along with the challenge the sandwich generation must face, are new issues compared to the priorities at the Beijing conference.
Accordingly, there is an urgent need for the reconsideration of the situation of older women and their human rights. Too often they remain invisible in society, their problems are neither recognized nor addressed at a time when the world's population is ageing with more than 7% being women over the age of 60.
Promoting and protecting the rights of this large group, who have made and continue to make major contributions to society, must be a UN priority, an effort which enjoys our wholehearted backing.
Sponsors:
•	International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse
•	Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary
•	Women Against Violence Europe, (WAVE) Network
•	International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
•	NGO Committee on Ageing, United Nations, NY