Older women who continue to support adult children, grandchildren and other relatives are carrying a growing caregiving burden that needs greater attention, according to Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) president Marilyn Rice-Bowen.
Rice-Bowen made the call during the recent installation of the Executive Committee of the National Organisation of Women-Barbados (NOW) at the Valley Resource Centre in St George.
She urged NOW to make the experiences of women caregivers a greater part of its advocacy, saying the responsibility falls disproportionately on women and can affect their physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
