Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-vi

List of abbreviations

pp vii-viii

Notes on contributors

pp ix-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xii

Series editors’ preface

pp xiii-xiv

Part One - Gendering later life work: Empirical, theoretical and policy issues

pp 1-2

one - The empirical landscape of extended working lives

pp 3-26

two - Theoretical and conceptual issues in the extending working lives agenda

pp 27-52

three - Gender perspectives on extended working life policies

pp 53-76

Part Two - Extended working life in seven OECD countries

pp 77-78

four - The Australian empirical landscape of extended working lives: a gender perspective

pp 79-98

five - Extended working lives in Germany from a gender and life-course perspective: a country in policy transition

pp 99-116

six - Extended working life, gender and precarious work in Ireland

pp 117-136

seven - Ageing and older workers in Portugal: a gender-sensitive approach

pp 137-156

eight - Sweden: an extended working life policy that overlooks gender considerations

pp 157-174

nine - The United Kingdom – a new moral imperative: live longer, work longer

pp 175-192

ten - Is 70 the new 60? Extending American women’s and men’s working lives

pp 193-216

Part Three - Conclusion

pp 217-218

eleven - Gendered and extended work: research and policy needs for work in later life

pp 219-242

Index

pp 243-249