1. Foreword

   • L. P. Fried
   • J. M. Guralnik
   • G. Baggio

   EditorialNotes 07 January 2014 Pages: 63 - 64

2. The ratio of older women to men: Historical perspectives and cross-national comparisons

   • J. M. Guralnik
   • J. L. Balfour
   • S. Volpato

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 65 - 76

3. Do men and women follow different trajectories to reach extreme longevity?

   • C. Franceschi
   • L. Motta
   • the Italian Multicenter Study on Centenarians (IMUSCE)

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 77 - 84

4. The menopause transition and the aging process: A population perspective

   • M. F. R. Sowers

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 85 - 92

5. Epidemiology of major age-related diseases in women compared to men

   • S. Giampaoli

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 93 - 105

6. Gender differences in disability: Evidence and underlying reasons

   • S. G. Leveille
   • H. E. Resnick
   • J. Balfour

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 106 - 112

7. Preventive health care for older women: Life-style recommendations and new directions

   • L. Ferrucci
   • E. Benvenuti
   • F. Lauretani

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 113 - 131

8. Importance of generativity for healthy aging in older women

   • M. C. Carlson
   • T. Seeman
   • L. P. Fried

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 132 - 140

9. Caregiving arrangements of older disabled women, caregiving preferences, and views on adequacy of care

   • J. D. Kasper
   • A. Shore
   • B. W. J. H. Penninx

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 141 - 153

10. Financing care for aging women in the U.S.: International perspectives

    • P. H. Neuman
    • D. P. Rice
    • P. S. Hussey

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 154 - 164

11. Forthcoming Congresses

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2014 Pages: 165 - 166