Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 21
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Older women are not only more likely to be poorer than men, but they are also likely to be burdened with caregiving responsibilities for other family members, especially their grandchildren. In some countries, accusations of witchcraft against poor older women are common, revealing worrying discriminative patterns.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights