Equal Opportunities for Older Women

The author examines the question as to whether the sexuality of older women is indeed different from that of younger women. In a secondary analysis she critically examines the available literature on the subject and finds in it a series of inaccuracies and inconsistencies which add up to a distorted image of the sexuality of older women. She questions, for instance, the standards of measurement applied and the relevance of male perspectives and male vocabulary in describing female sexuality. In addition she describes alternatives for recording sexual behaviour.