2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The increase in pension eligibility ages in Australia, as elsewhere,
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throws into relief the consequences of gender inequality in employment.
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Because of career histories in lower paid and more insecure employment,
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a higher percentage of women than men are dependent on the age pension
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rather than on superannuation or savings and investments, and so will be
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disproportionately affected by deferred access. Yet, fewer women than
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men hold the types of good jobs'' that will sustain them into an older
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age. Women are more likely to be sequestered in precarious employment,
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with reduced job quality and a greater potential for premature workforce
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exit. This article counterposes macro-level data drawn from national
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cross-sectional labour force statistics and the longitudinal Household
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Income and Labour Dynamics Australia survey, with case study analysis,
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based on interviews with 38 women in midlife insecure jobs, in order to
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identify the types of life course and labour market barriers that
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contribute to women''s reliance on the pension and the systemic
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disadvantage that will render them particularly vulnerable to any
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further erosion of this safety net. The analysis moves between this
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empirical evidence and a discussion, drawing on the theoretical
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literature, of the failure in equal opportunity endeavours over recent
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decades and what this means for later life workforce participation for
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women. JEL Codes: D91, J16, J71, J88'
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affiliation: Sheen, V (Corresponding Author), 4 Robbins, Seabrook, Vic 3028, Australia.
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author: Sheen, Veronica
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author-email: veronicasheen@fastmail.net
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author_list:
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- family: Sheen
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given: Veronica
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/1035304617690095
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eissn: 1838-2673
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files: []
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issn: 1035-3046
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journal: ECONOMIC AND LABOUR RELATIONS REVIEW
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keywords: 'Economic insecurity; gender; income inequality; low-paid work;
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occupational segregation; older women; pension age; precarious
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employment; retirement income; superannuation'
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keywords-plus: GENDER; VARIETIES
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '60'
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pages: 3-19
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papis_id: 57cafa7af062079e0215f548b045c691
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ref: Sheen2017implicationsaustrali
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times-cited: '7'
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title: The implications of Australian women's precarious employment for the later
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pension age
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000395351400001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '15'
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volume: '28'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Industrial Relations \& Labor
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year: '2017'
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