Tag: Older women
‘We’ve all done the right things’: in Under Cover, older women tell their stories of becoming homeless
Image: Under Cover/SA Films
The Australian documentary Under Cover, premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival, presents the voices and faces of older women’s housing insecurity....
I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?
Image: Adi Goldstein/Unsplash
Haven’t had a health check in a while, or ever?
You’re not alone. Most people wait until they’re sick to see a GP,...
400,000 women over 45 are at risk of homelessness in Australia
Picture: Shuttlestock
Older women have been recognised as the fastest-growing group of homeless people in Australia in recent years. Yet until now we have not known...
Vital conversations: older women have their say about the challenges of life in a city like Melbourne
The ways in which older women maintain meaningful social
connections are many and varied – in this case, they do volunteer
work for...