2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Gender inequalities in the financial resources in later life result from
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the combined effect of women''s atypical life courses, which include
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interrupted employment records and periods of care provision, and the
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fact that pension systems have generally been slow in mitigating
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`diversions'' from continuous and full-time working lives. Gender
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differentials in financial resources can often result in a greater
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likelihood of facing poverty for older women compared to older men, and
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such risk can be experienced for longer periods for women, as a result
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of their higher life expectancy on average. For example, across the
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EU-27, 16\% of men compared to 23\% of women aged 65 and over faced a
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poverty risk, and at age 65, men can expect to live another 17 years on
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average, while women another 21 years. Although modern pension systems
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are increasingly recognising the diversity of women''s patterns of paid
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and unpaid work, for example by accounting for periods of childcare in
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the calculation of the state pension, research continues to show a
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`penalty'' for women who have spent significant periods of their life
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providing care to children or dependent adults in and outside the
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household. Reducing such penalty is particularly important as population
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ageing and an increasing demand for formal and informal care are likely
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to present challenges with critical policy implications for societies
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and individuals alike. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights
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reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Vlachantoni, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Southampton, Ctr Res Ageing,
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Southampton SO9 5NH, Hants, England.
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Vlachantoni, Athina, Univ Southampton, Ctr Res Ageing, Southampton SO9 5NH, Hants,
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England.
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Vlachantoni, Athina, Univ Southampton, Fac Social \& Human Sci, ESRC Ctr Populat
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Change, Southampton SO9 5NH, Hants, England.'
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author: Vlachantoni, Athina
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author-email: a.valchantoni@soton.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Vlachantoni
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given: Athina
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.02.015
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eissn: 1873-4111
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files: []
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issn: 0378-5122
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journal: MATURITAS
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keywords: Inequality; Gender; Older people; Income
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keywords-plus: POVERTY; WORK; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; EUROPE; CARES; PAID; LIFE; UK
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language: English
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month: JUN
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '49'
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pages: 104-107
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papis_id: 0a5ead8c3831d4b266a750880796df25
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ref: Vlachantoni2012financialinequality
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tags:
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- relevant
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- review
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times-cited: '23'
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title: Financial inequality and gender in older people
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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:000304788200004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '40'
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volume: '72'
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web-of-science-categories: Geriatrics \& Gerontology; Obstetrics \& Gynecology
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year: '2012'
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