News & Views The ‘sandwich generation’ squeeze: the women caring for children and ageing parents Women, as the cornerstone of the sandwich generation, will be disproportionately affected by the shift to an older population.
Life This is the most unsupported role women step into. And no, it’s not motherhood There are about 100,000 predictable deaths in Australia each year, and most commonly it’s a daughter or a wife that becomes caregiver.