Embracing Equity in Dementia: Are we there yet? A Perspective Piece for International Women’s Day
Embracing Equity in Dementia: Are we there yet? A Perspective Piece for International Women’s Day Esra Hassan The term equity refers to the acknowledgement that we do not all start from the same place and we should therefore recognise that we must adjust for disparities. It is this year’s theme, embrace equity for International Women’s Day (8 th March 2023) that gives us an opportunity to reflect on the sex and gender disparities that exists in dementia. The number of people living with dementia worldwide is estimated to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050. There is a growing consensus on the need to prioritise dementia as a global women’s health issue given that women are more at risk of developing dementia as well as dementia being a leading cause of death in women. Dementia disproportionally affects women across all regions of the world [1] with over 60% of people living with dementia are women [2]. In the United Kingdom, 15.9% of women ...