BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  The Daily Digest  >  Might Women Over 65 Prefer the Single Life?

Might Women Over 65 Prefer the Single Life?

Chai Sen Tyng, Senior Research Officer, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia

05-Dec-19 14:30

Might Women Over 65 Prefer the Single Life?

Research is showing that while men over 65 still want relationships, women of the same age might increasingly prefer the single life. We discuss the reasons for this.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Sharmilla Ganesan, Tee Shiao Eek


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  Business Analysis,  Property,  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Medical Innovation and Technology,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  women over 65,  men over 65,  dating,  co-habitation,  living apart together (LAT),  senior citizens,  marriage,  golden years,  full-time relationship,  The Globe and Mail,  inequality,  baby boomers,  financial independence, 


Latest Podcasts




Play / Pause

Listen now : BFM 89.9 -- The Business Station

Today’s Shows



11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Benjamin Croc, co-founder of BrioHR shares the company’s journey from tackling onboarding pain points to building a full-stack HR platform, and how they plan to use their $6.5 million Series A funding to scale regionally, deepen their product, and double down on AI.

12:00 PM

BBC World Service

(REPEAT) BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Kam, Sheryll and Matt get together again to talk about syntax and AI, algorithm and “broligarch”.

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Should we invest in gold? Ringgit and Sense tries to answer this question, together with Robin Lee, former CFO of the World Gold Council and former CEO of HelloGold.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) What are the risks of a private lease scheme, or PLS? The Property Show speaks to Yeoh Tung Seng, Partner at Yeoh & Joanne to find the answer.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) We speak to Charles Santiago about his tenure at SPAN, the politics of water and labour rights violations in the region.

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) We unpack the story behind Potehi or Chinese glove puppet theatre and its significance to our culture.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.