Women and Retirement
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Women & Aging
- Vol. 11 (2-3), 49-66
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j074v11n02_05
Abstract
A feminist analysis of retirement is presented by questioning the applicability of traditional definitions and theories of retirement to 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 home labor.Keywords
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