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The sandwich generation
— older women balancing work and care | | Author(s) | Dalia Ben-Galim, Amna Silim |
| Corporate Author | Institute for Public Policy Research - IPPR |
| Publisher | Institute for Public Policy Research - IPPR, London, 2013 |
| Pages | 39 pp (Condition Britain) |
| Source | Download: http://www.ippr.org/publication/55/11168/the-sandw... |
| Keywords | Older women ; Women as carers ; Employment of older people ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | Balancing care responsibilities and work is becoming increasingly difficult, particularly for older women. A "sandwich generation" is emerging, whose members are caught between providing care for both grandchildren and ageing parents, often while continuing to earn and pursue their career. This report provides an overview of the trends in work and caregiving that are affectung older women's lives. While focused on their position and experiences in the workplace, and the influence that the economic crisis has had on their lives, the report also examines the inequalities that underlie the way that older women are - or rather, are not - represented in politics, business and the media. The authors consider how more progressive policies on parental leave and flexible working, and innovative reciprocal time-banking schemes, could enable older women (and men) to balance a longer and a more fulfilling working life with better-supported caring responsibilities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130906005 E |
| Classmark | BD: P6:SH: GC: TM2 |
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