Transforming retirement: Re-thinking models of retirement to accommodate the experiences of women

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 512-522

  Everingham, Christine ^a   Warner Smith, Penny ^b   Byles, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; MODELING; RETIREMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36649004504     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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