Double Jeopardy for Females: A Bibliometric Review of Gendered Ageism

Gender-based age discrimination refers to the intersection of age and gender prejudice and discrimination. This is a double jeopardy, where two interacting power systems lead to increased vulnerability. While both men and women experience gender-based age discrimination, evidence suggests that it has much worse health and well-being consequences for older women. However, general attitudes and norms embedded in society can render older women's experiences of gender-based age discrimination largely invisible. In addition, demographic trends have led to an increased interest in empirical research on age discrimination among older women. Despite the significant increase in the number of published articles, there has not yet been a summarized review of the scientific landscape. This article aims to fill this research gap by providing a bibliometric analysis of the field. The 532 studies included were analyzed with the VOSviewer software. The results of the analyses obtained are presented separately regarding citation and publication number distributions of authors, institutions and countries, network maps and keyword map visuals. The study's f indings provide a comprehensive overview of the existing literature. It helps to identify under-researched areas or gaps in gendered ageism research. This may inspire new research questions and directions for future studies.