Gender stereotypes affect all forms of wellbeing responses, such as in under and overdiagnosis of certain conditions amg women thus, we aim to improve our evidence by promoting more women based research Especially on all aspect of wellbeing.
Women are overrepresented not only as care providers in the formal and informal sectors but also as care recipients among those aged 65 and over in institutions or at home.
The internationalization of long term care has brought growing staff migration, mostly involving women.
Formal care alternatives in many countries are few and may be inaccessible, unaffordable or of low quality. This puts pressure on women of all ages, for whom the expectation of providing intergenerational support is high.