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Older women public sector workers in Ireland — decisions about retirement timing
Author(s)	Aine Ni Leime
Journal title	Journal of Women and Aging, vol 29, no 5, 2017
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, 2017
Pages	pp 392-404
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Government officials ; Employees ; Retirement age ; Preparation [retirement] ; Case studies ; Ireland.
Annotation	Older women workers' decision making around retirement is increasingly important, given the increasing involvement of older women in paid employment. This article explores influences on the retirement decision making of older women workers in Ireland. It is based on a case study of 57 interviews with women in the Irish civil service exploring work-life decision making. It finds that retirement choices vary according to initial socioeconomic resources and/or life-course trajectories. Such retirement choices are particularly affected by gendered caring norms, employment policy, job tenure, and place in organisational hierarchies. Those women with interrupted careers and low pay have fewer choices around retirement timing. (rh).
Accession Number	CPA-180112233 A
Classmark	BD: XM6: WK: G5A: GA: 69P: 763
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