[Public policy and elderly women]

Talking about the aging population is talking about aged women. The census data in Puerto Rico reflects a considerable increase in this population sector. This increase represents a challenge to the provision of human services and to the formulation and implementation of public policy to this cohort. The public policy should be guided to end the existing inequality among sexes, recognize and deal adequately with the particular needs of the elderly women. Three areas of the public policy that are essential regarding the elderly women are: economic security, health care, and social services.