Gender, Ageing and Extended Working Life: Cross-National Perspectives

by Joanne Tompkins (Contribution by), Aida Alvinius (Contribution by), Lars-Gunnar Engstrom (Contribution by), Anna Hokema (Contribution by), Heloisa Perista (Contribution by)

Overview

Nations that are raising retirement ages appear to work on the assumption that there is appropriate employment available for people who are expected to retire later. 'Gender, ageing and extended working life' challenges both this narrative, and the gender-neutral way the expectation for extending working lives is presented in most policy-making circles. The international contributors to this book - part of the Ageing in a Global Context series - apply life-course 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. Based on evidence from Australia, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, this is essential reading for researchers and students, and for policymakers who formulate and implement employment and pensions policy at national and international levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447325123
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	02/01/2019
Series:	Ageing in a Global Context
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Áine Ní Léime is a Marie Sklodowska Curie International Outgoing Research Fellow at the National University of Ireland Galway. She conducts research on gender, ageing and work. Debra Street is Chair of the Department of Sociology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent, UK. Clary Krekula is Associated Professor of Sociology at Karlstad University, Sweden. She undertakes research on critical age studies and on organisational ageing. Wendy Loretto is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. Her research focuses on the intersections between gender and age in employment.

Table of Contents

List of tables and figures v

List of abbreviations vii

Notes on contributors ix

Acknowledgements xii

Series editors' preface xii

Part 1 Gendering later life work: Empirical, theoretical and policy issues 1

1 The empirical landscape of extended working lives Debra Street 3

2 Theoretical and conceptual issues in the extending working lives agenda Clary Krekula Sarah Vickerstaff 27

3 Gender perspectives on extended working life policies Áine Ní Léime Wendy Loretto 53

Part 2 Extended working life in seven OECD countries 77

4 The Australian empirical landscape of extended working lives: a gender perspective Elizabeth Brooke 79

5 Extended working lives in Germany from a gender and life-course perspective: a country in policy transition Anna Hokema 99

6 Extended working life, gender and precarious work in Ireland Áine Ní Léime Nata Duvvury Caroline Finn 117

7 Ageing and older workers in Portugal: a gender-sensitive approach Sara Falcao Casaca Heloisa Perista 137

8 Sweden: an extended working life policy that overlooks gender considerations Clary Krekula Lars-Gunnar Engström Aida Alvinius 157

9 The United Kingdom - a new moral imperative: live longer, work longer Sarah Vickerstaff Wendy Loretto 175

10 Is 70 the new 60? Extending American women's and men's working lives Debra Street Joanne Tompkins 193

Part 3 Conclusion 217

11 Gendered and extended work: research and policy needs for work in later life Sarah Vickerstaff Debra Street Áine Ní Léime Clary Krekula 219

Index 243

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A compelling and much-needed analysis of the different challenges facing older women and men, as pressures to extend working lives intensify." David Lain, Brighton Business School

Editorial Reviews

"A compelling and much-needed analysis of the different challenges facing older women and men as pressures to extend working lives intensify."

David Lain

"The eleven contributions challenge widely accepted assumptions about later-life work and retirement by grounding their reflections in empirical evidence from a range of national and international sources. . . .Overall, this book offers a welcome, evidence-based perspective on extended working lives in which the arguments are inspired by rich empirical data.

Ageing and Society

"The 11 contributions challenge widely accepted assumptions about later-life work and retirement by grounding their reflections in empirical evidence from a range of national and international sources… Overall, this book offers a welcome, evidence-based perspective on extended working lives in which the arguments are inspired by rich empirical data.” Ageing and Society

“This volume is a timely and valuable contribution given the ever‐escalating government focus on population ageing. It provides an excellent addition to the current literature by highlighting the importance of intersectional research… This book will be of interest to students and researchers working in social policy, sociology, and social gerontology, as well as members of the policy maker and practitioner communities.” Social Policy and Administration

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