An examination of literary representations of women of age in stories from different social class, culture, economic and religious backgrounds in stories written by women suggest a link - that gender and gender inequalities matter to ageing. The five short stories viewed here are: 'Dhvanyartha' by Saroj Pathak, 'There was a Message...' by Mithra Venkatraj, 'Dahan' by Suchitra Bhattacharya, 'Rangamma' by Madhuranthakam Narendra and 'Tiny's Granny' by Ismat Chugtai.