Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents research on older women's experiences in the workplace, exploring personal and career identity, social roles, and quality of life concerns for women age 65 and over.
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Table of ContentsContributors
Series Foreword
Mary Wyer
Foreword
Bonnie R. Strickland
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ellen Cole and Lisa Hollis-Sawyer
Part I: Personal and Career Identities for Older Women
1. From Striving to Thriving: How Facing Adversity Across the Lifespan Can Foster Workplace Resilience
Ashley M. Stripling and Jodie Maccarrone
2. The Aging Woman Worker in a Lifespan Developmental Context
Valory Mitchell
3. Shifting Values and Late Course Adjustments in the Careers of Older Women
Lorraine Mangione, Kathi A. Borden, and Elizabeth Fuss
4. Work-Related Choice and Identity in Older Women
Nicky J. Newton and Katherine M. Ottley
5. Plenty More at the Factory Gate: An Autoethnography of a Precarious Work (Life) in Progress
Jackie Goode
Part II: Societal Roles of Aging Women Workers
6. The Secret Poor Among Us: Older Women Who Work to Make Ends Meet
Mary Gergen and Ellen Cole
7. Work-Life Balance and the Older Working Woman
H. Lorraine Radtke and Janneke van Mens-Verhulst
8. What, Retire? Not Now--Maybe Not Ever
Patricia A. O’Connor
9. "You're Too Young/Old for This": The Intersection of Ageism and Sexism in the Workplace
Ruth V. Walker and Alexandria I. Zelin
Part III: Diversity and Personal Grit in the Workplace and Beyond
10. Appalachian Grit: Women and Work in West Virginia
Julie Hicks Patrick, Abigail M. Nehrkorn-Bailey, Michaela S. Clark, and Madeline M. Marello
11. Missions Continued: Contextualizing Older Women's Work Pursuits and Passions in Lifelong Journeys
Niva Piran
12. Older Immigrant Women Who Work: Building Resilience, Changing Perceptions and Policies
Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha and Frauke Schnell
13. Use It or Lose It: Older Women and Civic Engagement
Lisa Hollis-Sawyer
Appendix: Employment Resources for Older Women
Index
About the Editors
