ABSTRACT

Older Punjabi Sikh women are central to their families and communities, but their own needs are often overlooked. Probing the intersections of gender, ethnicity and age and interlocking experiences of sexism, racism and ageism within and beyond their own communities can deepen our understanding of why this happens and what we can do about it. Vertical hierarchies of women that develop in response to male domination, the gendered nature of women’s work and leisure activities, migration patterns that result in generational role reversals, unmet childcare needs, and sponsorship policies that engender dependency and promote isolation of older adults all play a role. These disparate threads are integrated through application of the intersectional life course lens, which recognises the importance of structural influences and oppressions on life course transitions over time and space.

摘要

年长的旁遮普锡克教妇女是她们家庭和社区的核心，但她们自己的需求往往被忽视。探索性别、种族和年龄的交叉点，以及他们自己社区内外的性别歧视、种族主义和年龄歧视的相互关联的经历，可以加深我们对为什么会发生这种情况以及我们能做些什么的理解。为应对男性统治而发展起来的女性纵向等级制度、女性工作和休闲活动的性别性质、导致代际角色逆转的迁移模式、未满足的儿童保育需求以及导致依赖和促进老年人孤立的赞助政策都发挥了作用。角色。这些不同的线程通过交叉生命历程镜头的应用整合在一起，