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Gender, pensions and the lifecourse: how pensions need to adapt to changing family forms
- Author:
- GINN Jay
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 144p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Increased life expectancy, growing public awareness of private pension risks and declining state pensions have all fuelled a sense of crisis in current pension policy. An emerging consensus sees British pension policy as unravelling. Yet the gender impact of expanding private pension provision and relying increasingly on means-testing has been largely overlooked. This book examines how shifting gender relations in successive cohorts interact with pension reforms, raising questions about distributional equity in the context of gendered familial responsibilities. New patterns of pension advantage are emerging, influenced by partnership status, parenthood, class and ethnicity.
The health and work of older women: a neglected issue
- Author:
- DOYAL Lesley
- Publisher:
- Pennel Initiative for Women's Health/Trade Union Congress
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
As women grow older they drift into part time work. Many younger women have adopted a more masculine pattern of work as they grow older. Currently older women however, who have had less opportunity to benefit from equal opportunities in recent years, find themselves in traditionally female roles with low status and income.
The health and work of older women: a neglected issue; summary
- Author:
- DOYAL Lesley
- Publisher:
- Pennel Initiative for Women's Health/Trade Union Congress
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
As women grow older they drift into part time work. Many younger women have adopted a more masculine pattern of work as they grow older. Currently older women however, who have had less opportunity to benefit from equal opportunities in recent years, find themselves in traditionally female roles with low status and income.
Values and attitudes in an ageing society: interim report
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND. Values and Attitudes in an Ageing Society Study Group, HARRIS John (chair)
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 95p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part of a set of papers aiming to put the implications of an ageing society at the forefront of the national policy agenda in the next millennium. This report advances a number of arguments in support of the widely held belief that what matters most to individuals of almost any age is the ability to pursue, within certain parameters, their respective conceptions of what it means for a life to go well, free from undue interference by others. Looks at issues around: valuing older people and old age; social integration and human relationships; and end of life issues.
Older women in Europe: east follows west in the feminisation of poverty
- Author:
- GINN Jay
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 24(4), Spring 1998, pp.101-121.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
In this article the author examines existing gender inequality of pension income and the likely impact of state welfare retrenchment on older women in the future. Gender inequality of pension income in European is first reviewed briefly. Then, the sources of cross-country variation in older women's pension disadvantage are considered, using a four-fold typology of European pension systems. Finally, the effect of recent and proposed retrenchment of public pensions on older women in the future is assessed.
Generational equity and the reformation of retirement
- Author:
- JOHNSON M.L.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(3), July 1997, pp.162-167.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Starting from an examination of the essential components of the long-established contract between the generations, this analysis moves on to examine public policy responses to the ageing of populations. Observing an international inclination to panic at the growth of old age and to restrict expenditure on services to older people, the article addresses practical questions of political economy within the generational contract. On the one hand, cuts to pensions and services are seen to be economically inevitable. On the other, it is argued that modern retirement breaches the compact between the generations and will need to be reformulated, enabling more people to earn income will beyond current retirement ages.
Making the connections: the final report on transport and social exclusion
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 147p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines the links between social exclusion, transport and the location of services. It is particularly focused on access to those opportunities that have the most impact on life-chances, such as work, learning and healthcare. People may not be able to access services as a result of social exclusion. For example, they may be restricted in their use of transport by low incomes, or because bus routes do not run to the right places. Age and disability can also stop people driving and using public transport. Problems with transport provision and the location of services can reinforce social exclusion. They prevent people from accessing key local services or activities, such as jobs, learning, healthcare, food shopping or leisure. Problems can vary by type of area (for example urban or rural) and for different groups of people, such as disabled people, older people or families with children. The effects of road traffic also disproportionately impact on socially excluded areas and individuals through pedestrian accidents, air pollution, noise and the effect on local communities of busy roads cutting through residential areas.
Age diversity in employment
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Employment
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- Two booklets;10p.,30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This code of practice on age diversity in employment calls upon all employers to tackle age discrimination. It points to demographic changes and sets out benefits for organisations as well as drawing attention to the unfairness of treating people less favourably imply because of their age. The first booklet sets out the principles of the code. The second offers guidance and case studies.
Future work and lifestyles: interim report
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND. Future Work and Lifestyles Study Group, DAHRENDORF Lord (chair)
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 103p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part of a set of papers aiming to put the implications of an ageing society at the forefront of the national policy agenda in the next millennium. This report raises questions around older people and employment, voluntary work, and learning.
Health of ethnic minority elders in London: respecting diversity
- Authors:
- LOWDELL Caroline, et al
- Publisher:
- East London and City Health Authority. Directorate of Public Health. Health of L
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 210p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Seeks to identify the impact of the shift in the ethnic balance of London's older population on its health, and on health and related services in the capital. Analyses the available information about older people from ethnic minority groups, their health and the services they need and use in London, and makes recommendations for the improvement of these services. Covers policy background; demographic data; the relationships between socio-economic status, ethnicity, health behaviours and health status;patterns of hospital admission; predictive models for epidemiology; and issues of quality and access in health and social services.