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

By Jorge Gracia Ibáñez, Profesor e Investigador Grado en Criminología y Grado en Derecho., Universidad San Jorge

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 led to significant legislative reforms.

Ana Orantes died at the age of 60 as an elderly woman who had suffered violence and abuse for 40 years.…

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