The interplay between women's life course work patterns and financial planning for later life

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Berger, Ellie D ^a   Denton, Margaret A ^b  

^a NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Economic security; Employment; Life course; Retirement planning; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFE SATISFACTION; RETIREMENT; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PLANNING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 10844227377     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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