Transforming retirement: new definitions of life after work

Title: Transforming retirement: new definitions of life after work
Creator: Byles, Julie; Tavener, Meredith; Robinson, Ian; Parkinson, Lynne; Warner Smith, Penny; Stevenson, Deborah; Leigh, Lucy; Curryer, Cassie
Relation: Journal of Women & Aging Vol. 25, Issue 1, p. 24-44
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2012.717855
Publisher: Routledge
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: This quantitative research study uses survey data of women born between 1946 and 1951 in Australia. It follows earlier work that identified the importance of transitions from work for women of the baby boomer generation. We provide important insights into the lives of women who have partially or fully retired and the changing nature of women's work and retirement. For many women, retirement is characterized by newfound freedoms, opportunities, career change, and evolving identities, yet others view retirement as a continuation of previous occupational and gendered roles and commitments. This study has important implications for retirement policies for women.
Subject: women; retirement experiences; baby boomers; quantitative research; longitudinal study; Australia
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1055588
Identifier: uon:15902
Identifier: ISSN:1540-7322
Language: eng
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