title: Older women public sector workers in Ireland: Decisions about retirement timing.
abstract: Older women workers' decision making around retirement is increasingly important given the increasing involvement of older women in paid employment. This article explores influences on the retirement decision making of older women workers in Ireland. It is based on a case study of 57 interviews with women in the Irish civil service exploring work-life decision making. It finds that retirement choices vary according to initial socioeconomic resources and/or life-course trajectories and are particularly affected by gendered caring norms, employment policy, job tenure, and place in organizational hierarchies. Those women with interrupted careers and low pay have fewer choices around retirement timing.
authors.affiliation: a Irish Centre for Social Gerontology , National University of Ireland Galway , Galway , Ireland.
authors.forename: Áine Ní
authors.initials: ÁN
authors.lastname: Léime
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008875:Middle Aged; D017150:Public Sector; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D057566:Self Report; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Choices; cumulative dis/advantage; older women; public sector; retirement timing