Women and Retirement

Susan Moore is a researcher in social and developmental psychology, with over 40 years’ experience in academic and professional environments. Now retired, she was the inaugural research professor in psychology at both Victoria University of Technology and Swinburne University in Australia, and is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society.Doreen Rosenthal is a developmental psychologist and public health researcher, and an international expert in the field of adolescence. She was Professor of Women’s Health and Director, Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society in the Melbourne School of Population Health at The University of Melbourne until her retirement in February 2008. Doreen is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and an Officer in the Order of Australia.

• Acknowledgments1. RETIREMENT THEN AND NOW2. WOMEN AT WORK3. FINANCIAL SECURITY IN RETIREMENT 4. PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING5. THE PSYCHOSOCIAL JOURNEY: FROM WORKER TO RETIREE6. RETIREMENT AND HEALTH 7. WHAT NEXT?8. ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVEReferencesIndex

'Women and Retirement: Challenges of a New Life Stage provides a unique and comprehensive insight into the retirement trajectories of older women from authors who are international experts in the health and social lives of women. Their study of over 1,000 older women as they move into retirement is ground-breaking and provides a gendered perspective on this important transition. A feature of the book is that the voices of older women are clearly heard throughout the manuscript. I strongly recommend the book for students, health and social care professionals and researchers alike.’Professor Colette Browning, Australian National University, Australia ‘Moore and Rosenthal are two highly esteemed authors, who have turned their attention to a subject of great importance for women the world over. This is a topic that could hardly be more relevant today. More and more women are having to face up to the challenges of later life following employment. How do they do it? What choices do they make? And how do these choices impact on their lives and the lives of those close to them? This is a fascinating and important book that will be widely read by all who are interested in the lives of women in the 21st century.’ Professor John Coleman OBE, UK