Date: Wednesday 2 June 2021
Time: 1.00pm – 2.30pm BST  (2.00pm – 3.30pm CEST, 8.00pm – 9.30pm SGT)

The ILC Global Alliance Gender and Ageing committee had a discussion on how gender impacts on health and wellbeing in an ageing world.

The Gender and Ageing committee, established last year by the ILC Global Alliance Board, aims to provide a platform to better understand the intersection between gender and ageing and its implications for policymakers around the world.

Gender informs all aspects of ageing, from health and care to work and pensions, and its impact can be felt right throughout the life course. This webinar was an opportunity to begin a conversation on gender and ageing and how the two intersect to impact our health and wellbeing.

Our speakers were from Israel, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, shared their country perspectives on gender and health, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. During the webinar we discussed:

• What learnings can be applied elsewhere?
• What does this mean for healthy ageing strategies going forward?
• Which areas should the Gender and Ageing committee focus on over the next year?

This webinar was chaired by: Susana Harding: Senior Director, ILC Singapore

Speakers included: 

• Sara Carmel: President, ILC Israel (keynote)
• Susana Harding: Senior Director, ILC Singapore
• Dr Sebastiana Kalula: Co-Director, ILC South Africa
• Dr Elena Bendien: representative of ILC Netherlands.
• Liam Hanson: Communications and Engagement Officer, ILC UK
• Prof Julie Byles: Head, ILC Australia