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Retirement Migration: Resisting Ageist Expectations and Gendered Scripts
Many policymakers, scholars, and members of the general public in Europe and the U.S. express concerns about the ‘burden’ that elders presumably will...
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Age and gender relations on LinkedIn pages of global staffing agencies
This study investigates the ways in which age and gender play out on the LinkedIn pages of global staffing agencies through an intersectionality...
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Pensions and the Extending Working Lives Agenda in the UK: The Impact on Women
Extending working lives (EWLs) has been a key policy response to the challenges presented by an ageing population in the United Kingdom (UK). This...
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“It’s a Period of Constant Loss”: Perspectives of Aging Among Older Adults in Gondar City, Ethiopia
Despite the aging of the population in Ethiopia, little scholarly attention has highlighted the day-to-day experiences of older adults living in...
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The Business of Caring
The early months of the global COVID-19 pandemic saw the concept of ‘degrowth’, and related theories critiquing capitalism, enter mainstream...
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Lost Boys and the Evolution of Ageism
An orientation to the context of ageing in the twenty-first century as an older male is key to understanding contemporary issues plaguing this...
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Gender and Aging: Caregiving and Receiving in African Legal Contexts
This chapter applies a model, developed by the Stewart and Lander ((2018) Transforming gender relations in an ageing world: A policy discussion...
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Invisible or Powerful? Ageing in a Mediatised Society
In order to live your rights and achieve your goals, you need to be informed, have a voice and be listened to, and have the opportunity to engage in...
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Personal Aging Is Political: A Feminist Perspective on Subjective Aging
An extensive literature examines subjective aging – a construct encompassing many aspects of individuals’ views of aging, such as attitudes toward...
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Vegansexuality: Troubling Gender and Sexuality Norms to Combat Climate Change
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven many to consider our relationship with the planet and the other animals we share it with. Many are of the opinion...
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Familial affections vis-à-vis filial piety: the ethical challenges facing eldercare under neo-familism in contemporary China
The present study demonstrates that the values and practices of neo-familism are altering the ethical foundation of eldercare in a similar way as...
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Gender-Responsive Regional Fiscal Policies: The Labour Market
The labour market allows individuals to earn a living throughout their lifetime. When it comes to gendered issues, the labour market is also an...
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Intersectionality and Cumulative Disadvantage in Access to Healthcare for Older Adults in India
As the aging phenomenon sweeps across India and calls for creating supportive structures for enabling healthy aging and productive aging for senior...
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The Significance of Men’s More Intimate Same-Gender Friendships
Men’s same-gender friendships have long been characterised as activity-based. That is, while it has been discursively possible for men to bond...
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Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond
This chapter offers a theoretical contribution to the discussions revolving around multiple marginalizations based on age. Our main focus is on...
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Invisible Women: Critical Perspectives on Social Work and Gender in Later Life
This chapter examines the literature on gender and ageing through the lens of critical feminist gerontology. This draws on multidimensional concepts...
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Trapped in the Institution: Governing the Covid-19 Epidemic in Slovenian Eldercare Homes from the Perspective of Care Micro-Mobilities
During the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, Slovenia experienced one of the highest rates of Covid-19-related deaths in eldercare homes in...
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Trajectories of Unpaid Labour and the Probability of Employment Precarity and Labour Force Detachment Among Prime Working-Age Australian Women
Worldwide, women are over-represented in precarious and insecure employment arrangements. Importantly, the high unpaid labour demands women...
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Sized Out: Fatness, Fertility Care, and Reproductive Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand
Access to publicly funded fertility care in Aotearoa New Zealand is determined by clinical priority access criteria (CPAC). The CPAC for infertility...