Although one might think that discrimination against seniors is a problem that is booming in Mexico, it is a phenomenon that has been around for many decades and has been made visible in recent years thanks to access to information, to the appearance of public policies aimed at this population group, and research about the issue.
In the case of women, most surveys that consider that gender studies focus on those who are economically active or who are of childbearing age. Thus leaving out the elderly.


