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OverviewThis book considers what work and retirement mean for older women, how each is experienced, and how working fits with other facets of their lives. The authors draw on data collected from women themselves, employers, industry stakeholders and older workers’ advocates, to explore older women’s experiences of work and retirement against a backdrop of current policy efforts to extend working lives in response to ageing societies. Contrary to common representations of the situation of older workers, the data reveal how workplaces can be seen as relatively benign, and retirement viewed positively. It contributes to academic debate regarding identity, purpose and meaning in later life, identifying challenges for work-focused public policy. Students and scholars of human resource management, sociology, gerontology and social policy will appreciate the extension of understanding older women’s life course trajectories that the book offers. Public policy-makers will benefit from the different representations of older women in the book, and the identification of where they would benefit from policy changes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip Taylor , Catherine Earl , Elizabeth Brooke , Christopher McLoughlinPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781783477159ISBN 10: 1783477156 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 19 February 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'This book is among the first to solely focus on the work and retirement of older women. Much needed research in a field that is still dominated by male perspectives, whereas the older workforce consists of increasing shares of women.' -- - Kene Henkens, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands ‘This book is among the first to solely focus on the work and retirement of older women. Much needed research in a field that is still dominated by male perspectives, whereas the older workforce consists of increasing shares of women.’ -- - Kène Henkens, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands 'This is book is among the first to solely focus in the work and retirement of older women. Much needed research in a field that is still dominated by male perspectives, whereas the older workforce consists of increasing shares of women.' -- Kene Henkens, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Author InformationPhilip Taylor, Professor, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, UK, Catherine Earl, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication and Design, RMIT Vietnam, Elizabeth Brooke, Senior Research Fellow, Demography and Ageing Unit, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne and Christopher McLoughlin, Independent Researcher, Australia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |