- Title
- Older women’s experiences of working
- Creator
- Taylor, Philip; Earl, Catherine; Brooke, Elizabeth; McLoughlin, Christopher
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/175373
- Identifier
- vital:14966
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781783477159
- Abstract
- Chapter 4 reports the experiences of older women survey respondents in terms of job satisfaction, work-life balance, perceptions of working hours and what determined these, perceptions of treatment by managers and co-workers, perceptions of labour market age barriers, and participation in skills development activities. The findings are indicative of relatively benign workplace environments. Job satisfaction was high and women generally appeared able to juggle work and other responsibilities. Working hours were a concern for some women, particularly those in casualized employment. Participation in learning and development activities declined with age and was more common among those with higher skill levels. Workplace discrimination was not a major feature of the experiences of these women.
- Publisher
- Copyright Edward Elgar Publishing
- Relation
- Retiring women : work and post work transitions Chapter 4 p. 70-83
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright Edward Elgar Publishing
- Subject
- Older women -- Employment; Women employees.; Older women -- Retirement
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