The Fourth Annual Conference on 'Reimagining Gender, Ageing and Care: Perspectives from South Asia'

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About the Conference

As India and much of the Global South grapple with shifting demographic trends, the question of eldercare has become increasingly urgent. This conference calls for a fundamental rethinking of ageing and eldercare as political, economic, and gendered concerns that lie at the heart of social reproduction. It asks: Who provides care in later life, and under what conditions? What infrastructures are necessary to enable dignified ageing? How are care needs and contributions of older persons rendered invisible in public discourse and policy? Who remains excluded from existing arrangements, and how might we reimagine care in ways that centre justice, equity, and dignity?

This conference foregrounds care not as an individual or familial obligation, but as a systemic and collective responsibility, highlighting how the organisation of care in later life is deeply intertwined with gendered labour markets, informal work, social protection deficits, and evolving household structures. It interrogates the residual and fragmented role of the state, alongside the expanding but uneven presence of market-based and community-supported care models. It also seeks to reframe ageing as a labour issue, and care as a critical site through which gendered experiences of ageing are negotiated.

For details please go through  : Brochure

• Date : December 4 - 5, 2025
• LOCATION: New Delhi
• ORGANIZED BY:  The International Institute for Migration & Development (IIMAD), Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)