Gender difference of older persons in the context of Arctic change
About 14 percent of the population of the Arctic region is 65 years of age or older. This age cohort, in which women constitute the majority, is increasing rapidly. As a consequence of climate change and other anthropogenic changes, the region faces a huge transformation, one posing challenges to it...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/6728a94f-e41a-4d00-9eb7-89a74ddd93d6 2023-05-15T14:21:47+02:00 Gender difference of older persons in the context of Arctic change Begum, Shahnaj Naskali, Päivi Seppänen, Marjaana Begum, Shahnaj 2016 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/6728a94f-e41a-4d00-9eb7-89a74ddd93d6 eng eng Routledge info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Begum , S 2016 , Gender difference of older persons in the context of Arctic change . in P Naskali , M Seppänen & S Begum (eds) , Ageing, wellbeing and climate change in the Arctic : an interdisciplinary analysis . Routledge , London & New York , pp. 110-120 . Climate change Arctic change disparity gender elderly men and women /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/16/2 General education bookPart 2016 ftulaplandcdispu 2022-10-13T05:50:41Z About 14 percent of the population of the Arctic region is 65 years of age or older. This age cohort, in which women constitute the majority, is increasing rapidly. As a consequence of climate change and other anthropogenic changes, the region faces a huge transformation, one posing challenges to its society, economy, culture, environment and infrastructure. Older people are particularly affected by these challenges. Differences in gender roles among this age group suggest that the changes in the Arctic will impact men and women differently. For example, a number of studies show that elderly women are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change. To date, the gender dimension of climate change as it affects older persons has not been adequately addressed, at least in the Arctic context. This paper reviews the existing literature to investigate how gender positioning will manifest itself among elderly men and women (including indigenous elders) as the Arctic addresses climate change. The paper also shows how the anticipated differences stem from inequality between the genders. The research takes the form of a comprehensive review of scientific articles and literature from the Arctic and PubMed databases, as well as from other relevant sources. Book Part Arctic Arctic Climate change LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System Arctic |
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About 14 percent of the population of the Arctic region is 65 years of age or older. This age cohort, in which women constitute the majority, is increasing rapidly. As a consequence of climate change and other anthropogenic changes, the region faces a huge transformation, one posing challenges to its society, economy, culture, environment and infrastructure. Older people are particularly affected by these challenges. Differences in gender roles among this age group suggest that the changes in the Arctic will impact men and women differently. For example, a number of studies show that elderly women are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change. To date, the gender dimension of climate change as it affects older persons has not been adequately addressed, at least in the Arctic context. This paper reviews the existing literature to investigate how gender positioning will manifest itself among elderly men and women (including indigenous elders) as the Arctic addresses climate change. The paper also shows how the anticipated differences stem from inequality between the genders. The research takes the form of a comprehensive review of scientific articles and literature from the Arctic and PubMed databases, as well as from other relevant sources. |
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Gender difference of older persons in the context of Arctic change |
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Begum , S 2016 , Gender difference of older persons in the context of Arctic change . in P Naskali , M Seppänen & S Begum (eds) , Ageing, wellbeing and climate change in the Arctic : an interdisciplinary analysis . Routledge , London & New York , pp. 110-120 . |
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