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1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Ageing in a global context
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Ageing in a global context.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part One: Gendering later life work: empirical, theoretical and policy issues -- 1. The empirical landscape of extended working lives -- Introduction -- Simple problems, simple solutions? -- Live longer, work longer -- Balancing work and families -- Working longer, but in which kinds of jobs? -- Conclusion -- 2. Theoretical and conceptual issues in the extending working lives agenda -- Introduction -- A narrow focus on individuals -- The limiting homogeneous narration of the category 'older people' -- Interactive societal processes that affect the debate on an extended working life -- A simplified view of work -- Four steps towards a new research agenda -- Conclusion -- 3. Gender perspectives on extended working life policies -- Introduction -- International policy actors and extended working life -- Gender critique of generic work life policies -- Overview of countries and policies -- Pension policies and reforms -- Work-life balance employment policies: elder care and childcare -- Conclusion -- Part Two: Extended working life in seven OECD countries -- 4. The Australian empirical landscape of extended working lives: a gender perspective -- Introduction -- Government policy discourses promoting extended working lives -- Neoliberal policies of employment and 'welfare' rationalisation across the life course -- Cascading trajectories of 'de-accumulation' -- Conclusion: countervailing responses and public policy directions -- 5. Extended working lives in Germany from a gender and life-course perspective: a country in policy transition -- Introduction -- The institutional context of extending working lives.Welfare state reforms relevant to extending the working lives of men and women -- Extended working lives? -- Conclusion -- 6. Extended working life, gender and precarious work in Ireland -- Introduction -- Women's labour market participation -- Ireland: pension system and reforms -- Ireland: employment reforms for older workers -- Implications of reforms in the context of recession: precarious employment and gender -- Conclusion -- 7. Ageing and older workers in Portugal: a gender-sensitive approach -- Introduction -- Extending working lives and policy reforms in Portugal -- Anti-discrimination legislation and intersectional issues: age, gender, disability -- What do we know about gender and age in Portugal: distinctive patterns, processes and critical issues -- The current debate and future directions for policy and research: extended working life and gender -- 8. Sweden: an extended working life policy that overlooks gender considerations -- Introduction -- A gender-segregated labour market and an age-blind gender policy -- The Swedish pension system -- Retirement patterns -- Identified obstacles against an extended working life -- Starting point of the debate: a homogenisation of older people as a group -- Concluding discussion -- 9. The United Kingdom -- a new moral imperative: live longer, work longer -- Introduction -- Women in the labour market -- Age-related policy changes -- UK pensions system -- Family and caring-related policies -- Flexible employment and later-life working -- Discussion -- 10. Is 70 the new 60? Extending American women's and men's working lives -- Introduction -- Older workers in the US -- The US retirement income system -- Changes to Social Security, pension structures and retirement ages -- Social Security and extending working lives -- Private sector pensions.Policies associated with work-family balance and anti-age discrimination -- Discussion -- Part Three:Conclusion -- 11. Gendered and extended work: research and policy needs for work in later life -- Introduction -- Countries' experiences of extended working life -- Insights from a comparative assessment of extended working life -- Research agenda -- Policy agenda -- Index. |
| Summary |
International contributors apply lifecourse approaches to understanding evolving definitions of work and retirement. They consider the range of transitions from paid work to retirement that are potentially different for women and men in different family circumstances and occupational locations, and offer solutions governments should consider to enable them to evaluate existing policies.-- Provided by Publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Life span, Productive.
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Life span, Productive. |
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Retirement age.
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Retirement age. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ní Léime, Áine, editor.
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Street, Debrar, editor.
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Vickerstaff, Sarah, 1956- editor.
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Krekula, Clary, editor.
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Loretto, Wendy, editor.
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| Cover Title |
Gender, ageing and extended working life |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781447325130 |
| ISBN |
9781447325130 (electronic book) |
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1447325133 (electronic book) |
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9781447325147 (ePub ebook) |
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1447325141 (ePub ebook) |
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9781447325154 (Kindle ebook) |
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144732515X (Kindle ebook) |
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9781447325116 (hardcover) |
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1447325117 (hardcover) |
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