Well-Being and Extended Working Life: A Gender Perspective

This book explores the impact of extended working life on the well-being of older workers, considering gender differences and across European countries. It discusses factors limiting access to paid work and working conditions, such as caregiving and health issues.

Format: Hardback
Length: 218 pages
Publication date: 25 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Most European countries have undergone labor market reforms, resulting in extended working life and a delayed retirement age. This book offers a gender-specific analysis of the effects of extended working life on various dimensions of well-being, the factors that hinder its prolongation, and the working conditions of older workers. Spanning 11 chapters, the book delves into factors that restrict access to paid work or negatively impact the working conditions of older workers, such as caregiving responsibilities, ageist stereotypes, and poor health. It also examines gender disparities in working conditions for older workers compared to other groups of workers and across European countries, including case studies from Austria, France, Spain, Poland, Croatia, Albania, and Turkey. This comprehensive book will appeal to scholars and students of social policy, sociology, gender studies, and labor studies, broadly.

Weight: 600g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367702649