Foster, L. orcid.org/0000-0003-1471-842X (2023) Pensions and the extending working lives agenda in the UK: the impact on women. Journal of Population Ageing, 16 (2). pp. 319-342. ISSN 1874-7884
Abstract
Extending working lives (EWLs) has been a key policy response to the challenges presented by an ageing population in the United Kingdom (UK). This includes the use of pension policies to encourage working longer. However, opportunities and experiences of EWLs are not equal. While much has been written about EWLs more broadly, limited attention has been paid to connecting those EWLs policies associated with pensions and their potentially unequal impact on women. This article aims to address this gap, taking a feminist political-economy perspective to explore the structural constraints that shape EWLs and pensions. Initially it briefly introduces the EWLs agenda, before focussing on pension developments and their implications for EWLs, considering the gendered nature of these policies. Finally, it touches upon potential policy measures to mitigate the impact of these developments on women. It demonstrates how women’s existing labour market and pension disadvantages have been largely overlooked in the development of EWLs policy, perpetuating or expanded many women’s financial inequalities in later life. It highlights the need for a greater focus on gendered pension differences in developing EWLs policy to ensure women’s circumstances are not adversely impacted on.
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Keywords: | Discrimination; Extending working lives; Gender; Pensions; Retirement |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number FORTE: SWEDISH RESEARCH COUNCIL FOR HEALTH, WORKING LIFE AND WELFARE nan |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jan 2022 17:06 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2023 10:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12062-021-09354-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:182581 |
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