The elderly population is increasing in all over the world. Within this rapidly increasing population, it is seen that women constitute 57.5% of the individuals aged 65 and over, 60.5% of the individuals aged 75 and above and 73.1% of the individuals aged 85 and above. This situation is defined as the feminization of elderliness. In this context, the advantages and disadvantages arising from the socio-cultural meanings attributed to the differences between male and female sexes also affect the aging and aging processes of these individuals. In this study, aging is considered as a multidimensional and multifaceted process, not limited to physical changes as people experience by age. In this context, the feminist gerontology approach, which advocates the idea that gender and especially the women constituting a large part of the elderly population should have an important place in explaining and making sense of aging processes constitutes the basic theoretical ground of this study. Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the advantages and disadvantages of socio-cultural meanings attributed to differences between male and female genders, how it affects the aging process, and the problems experienced by women in their old ages. Conclusion and Recommendations: The problems faced by elderly women involve the general problems of the aging process, women problem, and biologically-psycho-social based problems of older women. It is very important to develop policies that ensure that women have equal conditions with men in order to prevent women from being constantly dependent on one another in social life.