Widowhood in the Aged Widowhood is among the most stressful of life events and is, for many people, a central aspect of growing older. More than a third of people aged 65 years and over are widowed and 60 per cent of those aged 75 and over. The aging of the worlds population is oftentimes referred to as the feminization of the world, since as our population grows old, it also becomes more predominantly female. This disparity occurs …showed first 75 words of 1207 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1207 total…alone is far less than that of either a couple or a man living alone, every dollar spent on healthcare is a greater percentage of a woman's income than it is of a man's. In addition, since most women outlive their husbands, they are more likely to pay for the cost of a spouse's medical care, particularly for nursing home care, and are less likely to have someone to help pay for their own care.