Why Senior Women Are an Asset to Society?
Inclusion

Esther Malka

Founder and PresidentArcé-Avenir femmes

Why Senior Women Are an Asset to Society?

10:44·7 November 2024

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Esther Malka is the founder and president of the Arcé-Avenir femmes association. In Greek, Arcé means "courage." This courage characterizes this community of women who, starting at a certain age, face major challenges that exclude them from employment and society, assigning them a specific role that the association helps them to overcome.

The renowned journal The Lancet recently noted that all issues related to senior women are not addressed by major public policies, both in health and care. Women are increasingly likely to age alone and in poverty. These challenges are what Arcé-Avenir femmes aims to address.

A program that supports women over 45, thanks to a panel of experts, coaches, and HR professionals, guiding them towards regained self-confidence and professional assurance. This approach is effective, with a positive exit rate of 75% for these women, whose average age is 55.
The association also supports the most vulnerable: women housed in shelters, those from migratory backgrounds, through digital training or responsible cooking workshops.
“We address the vulnerability of women both professionally and socially, to reconnect them with society,” explains Esther Malka.
“The idea of Arcé-Avenir femmes is based on the belief that the women we work with are already life experts; they possess natural skills that just need to be professionalized, that just need to be harnessed to go further,” concludes the president.

Florence Jaillet
impact.info journalist
Published on 7 November 2024