Elderly women are often victims of gender-based violence. Why is it so hard for them to get help?
The Conversation · 20 Oct 2026

Elderly women are often victims of gender-based violence. Why is it so hard for them to get help?

In 1997, Ana Orantes appeared on an Andalusian television programme to recount a lifetime of abuse at the hands of her husband. Just a few days after her harrowing testimony, she was brutally murdered by her abuser. Her case prompted a widespread reckoning on gender-based violence in Spain, which le


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