Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Chile
Two Chilean universities' academics lead national study on how lesbian women age
Academics from the Universidad de Concepción and the Universidad Central are leading a national study on ageing among lesbian women in Chile, aiming to gather data to inform inclusive public policies and support networks.
Why it matters: Older lesbian women in Chile are the focus of a national study whose stated aim is evidence for inclusive public policies and support networks in old age.
The Universidad de Concepción reported that academics from its own staff and from the Universidad Central are leading a national study on how lesbian women in Chile age.
According to the university, the study seeks to collect data on a generation shaped by concealment and by being closeted at work.
The university said the research is intended to help drive inclusive public policies and support networks for old age.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The study centres on older lesbian women in Chile; if it gathers the data it sets out to collect, policymakers and support networks for old age would have evidence the researchers say is intended to shape more inclusive public policy.
