Women and Retirement Planning: Towards the "Feminization of Poverty" in an Aging Hong Kong

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-53

  Lee, William Keng Mun ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese society; Hong Kong; Retirement planning; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE; AGE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RETIREMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037843432     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v15n01_04     Document Type: Article

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