The way we are: Facts about Older Women in Ireland in 2008

This purpose of this document, produced by the Older Women’s Network Ireland (OWN) with funding from the pilot grant scheme of Age and Opportunity is to identify up-to-date gender specific policy data as it relates to older women. The main themes covered in this report are Health, Income, Employment and Risk of Poverty, Housing and Access to Transport and Information. The information in the document, in the main, addresses women as whole. Therefore, particular issues faced by Traveller women, other ethnic minority women, lesbian women or women in other categories where dual disadvantage is experienced are not covered in this report.