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Women Still at Work
Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job
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2012
Summary
From Betty White to Toni Morrison, we’re surrounded by examples of women working well past the traditional retirement age. In fact, the fastest growing segment of the workforce is women age sixty-five and older. Women Still at Work tells the everyday stories of hard-working women and the reasons they’re still on the job, with a focus on women in the professional workforce. The book is filled with profiles of real women, working in settings from academia to drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, from business to the arts, talking about the many reasons why they still work and the impact work has on their lives.
Women Still at Work draws on national survey data and in-depth interviews, showing not only the big picture of older women advancing their careers despite tough economic conditions, but also providing the personal insights of everyday working women from all parts of the country. Their stories showcase some of the key themes women choose to stay at work—including job satisfaction, diminishing retirement savings, the need to support children or parents longer in life, exercising the hard-won right to work, and more. Women Still at Work shows employment to be a positive and rewarding part of life for many women well beyond the expected retirement age.
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-9598-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-1552-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
210
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 01. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 02. The Realities of Work and Aging in America No access Pages 9 - 34
Chapter 03. Beyond Age Discrimination No access Pages 35 - 54
Chapter 04. The Employment Situation for Adult Workers in the United States No access Pages 55 - 72
Chapter 05. Over Sixty and on the Job No access Pages 73 - 86
Chapter 06. Where Older Women Work No access Pages 87 - 110
Chapter 07. Why Older Women Work No access Pages 111 - 142
Chapter 08. Personal Challenges and Concerns No access Pages 143 - 152
Chapter 09. And If There Is Time to Spare . . . No access Pages 153 - 164
Chapter 10. Women Still at Work No access Pages 165 - 172
