Research indicates that women are 
- More susceptible to chronic illnesses and disabilities, which increases their risks of poverty, lower educational attainment, and unemployment compared to disabled men and non-disabled women. 
- Face heightened risks of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, which can contribute to disability. 
- More commonly acquire certain disabilities than men.

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According to the US Current Population Survey, only 10% of disabled adult women are aged 16 to 24, while over 40% are between 55 and 64 years old. This trend is happening around the world, with more older women than men having disabilities, such as a 10 to 7 ratio in the Philippines. In China, the number of individuals over 59 with disabilities more than doubled from 20.51 million in 1987 to 44.16 million in 2006, with 52.7%.

More Women with Disability than Men Worldwide

Zhang, W., Bjørnstøl, E., Ding, P., Gao, W., Liu, H., & Liu, Y. (2023). Disability, Sexuality, and Gender in Asia. In Routledge eBooks. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003170297

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