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| Anticipation of retirement among baby boomers | | Author(s) | Norma A Winston, Jo Barnes |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 19, nos 3/4, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 137-160 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Teachers ; Attitudes to retirement ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | A total of 32 interviews were conducted with women in academia (21 in the US and 11 in New Zealand) who were born between 1946 and 1964. The data were analysed to determine what these "baby boomers" anticipate in their retirement as well as their concerns about facing retirement. Cohort and cross-sectional comparisons were made. The authors identified common themes in the interviews. These included: rejection of the traditional definition of retirement; anticipated age at retirement determined by personal needs rather than age-graded societal norms; retirement projected to be an active period involving a mix of work and leisure activities; and major concerns about health and health care, and the availability of entitlements and finances. The findings indicate that baby boomers are forging a new path for retirement. Further research investigating the transition of women of the baby boomer generation from worker to retiree may open windows into the future of retirement for women. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071210206 A |
| Classmark | BD: XP: G7:DP: 3KB: 7T: 7YN |
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