Older women: their quest for justice and peace

Myths, misconceptions and stereotypes about women and about older people combine in ways that prevent us from noticing some promising new developments in the quest for justice and peace. A popular stereotype sees the person working toward peace and justice as youthful, and significantly, often male. Older women tend to be stigmatized and without much status in our society. These two factors mean that older women's potential as peace and justice seekers may be underestimated. As older women become a statistically more important group in Canada's aging society, the movements for justice and peace might receive an unexpected boost