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| Women and retirement | | Author(s) | Virginia E Richardson |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 11, numbers 2/3, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 49-66 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Retirement ; Women's movement ; Women as carers ; Marriage ; Poverty ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A feminist analysis of retirement is presented by questioning the applicability of traditional definitions and theories of retirement by retired women. The effects of marriage, caregiving and other family obligations on women's retirement are examined within the context of salient social, psychological and economic factors. An empowerment-oriented perspective that considers interactions and connections between family and work roles, public and private and personal and political levels are recommended to alleviate the high poverty rates among older women, to promote parity among men and women during retirement, and to emancipate women from substantial involvement in unpaid work, specifically caregiving and housework. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991109204 A |
| Classmark | BD: G3: SH:TM8: P6:SH: SL: W6: 7T |
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