The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

National Program on Women & Aging
 

Meeting the Challenges Confronting Women as They Age

Women face tremendous challenges as they confront their later years.  The mission of the National Program on Women & Aging is to focus national attention on the special concerns of women as they age, to develop solutions and strategies for dealing with these concerns, and to reach out to women and organizations across the country, promoting the changes necessary to improve older women's lives.

 
The National Program on Women & Aging serves to...
 
Empower women through community education
Learn about midlife and older women's concerns through research
Improve the lives of midlife and older women through policy analysis

The Program's activities are designed to promote security, health, and dignity of women in their later years.  We focus on:

Income Security: promoting financial security and reducing poverty in old age
Health: identifying barriers to preventive health care
Caregiving: finding better ways to assist women providing care to family and friends