 Increased employment opportunities for older people by encouraging the return of the Dominican diaspora or older expatriates through strategies that allow them to contribute to the country's workforce at a later age; The incidence and severity of poverty in 2003 were felt more by females (51%) than by males, and this structure of poverty remained up until 2009. Apart from the economically disadvantaged and single-women headed households, other vulnerable groups include children and youth (especially those from low-income families and those living in abusive families), women, elderly, persons with disabilities, and indigenous people. Some of the contributing factors to these gender-based vulnerabilities include migration of adults, prevalence of single-parent headed households, unemployment and job scarcity, high medical costs, land ownership issues, and unpaid family care responsibilities. Mo inc ma foo nee eng cop