The gender wealth gap: structural and material constraints and implications for later life

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 105-120

  Denton, Margaret ^a,b,c   Boos, Linda ^a,b  

^a Aging and Society ^*

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assets; Gender differences; Net worth; Older adults; Pensions; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948990069     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v19n03_08     Document Type: Article

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