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Older women, work and health
— reviewing the evidence | | Author(s) | Lesley Doyal, Sarah Payne |
| Corporate Author | University of Bristol; Help the Aged; TAEN (Third Age Employment Network) |
| Publisher | Help the Aged; TAEN, London, 2006 |
| Pages | 24 pp |
| Source | TAEN, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. taen@helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Older women ; Employment of older people ; Health [elderly] ; Health services ; Employees ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Women account for almost half of all employees in the UK. The female employment rate is about 70% and is increasing in older age groups: about 1.5 million female workers are aged 45-64, and 113000 aged 65+. However, little is known about the quality of their working lives. This research paper builds on earlier work commissioned by the Pennell Initiative for Women's Health in 2002. It identifies a lack of evidence about the occupational health of older women, including those from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities. It asks whether work is good for (older) women's health; examines the benefits of work and the risks facing older women; and considers issues of occupational stress and musculo-skeletal problems at work, focusing on nursing. The report make recommendations on tackling hazardous work environments, reshaping the organisation of work, and promoting health in the workplace. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060811202 B |
| Classmark | BD: GC: CC: L: WK: 3A:6KC |
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