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Title: Long-Term Disadvantage among Elderly Women: The Effects of Work History
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McNamara, Justine M. |
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Long-Term Disadvantage among Elderly Women: The Effects of Work History Social Service Review 81,3 (September 2007): 423-452. Also: http://www.jstor.org/pss/10.1086/520562 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Welfare; Well-Being; Work History Despite the emphasis in U.S. social policy on the role of work in addressing poverty and disadvantage for young women, little research focuses on the long-term benefits of work to women. This study focuses on the effects of work history and other factors on the economic well-being of elderly women who had low income in midlife. It uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Mature Women (NLSMW) and spans the years from 1967 to 1999. Results suggest that if other factors are controlled, the amount of work low-income women do in midlife has little effect on their economic well-being in old age. Job characteristics, such as whether one is employed in a unionized setting and the availability of a pension plan, do have a positive effect on economic well-being in old age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Social Service Review is the property of University of Chicago Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) |
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McNamara, Justine M. "Long-Term Disadvantage among Elderly Women: The Effects of Work History." Social Service Review 81,3 (September 2007): 423-452.
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