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Birth more, work more, care more: The triple burden on women as Asia ages
A greying, shrinking Asia needs many more caregivers. That burden is mostly borne by women.
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There is a large disparity in the care demanded by an ageing population and the actual supply of it, with one gender paying the price.
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Old age caught up with my spritely grandparents as they reached their 90s.
It came like a thief in the night and caught them by surprise, having lived decades in spectacular health. In the span of a year, my grandmother’s lung cancer turned terminal, while her dementia progressed, and my grandfather broke his hip.
