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The expectations and aspirations of a late-career professional woman

Yes / This article presents a powerful account of one late-career woman's lived experiences. Little is known about women who continue professional careers into their 50s and beyond. Here insights are offered into her aspirations and expectations, as she reflects upon a career fragmented by gendered caring responsibilities and the implications of ageism and sexism together with health and body for her late-career phase. The narrative enhances understanding of the intersection of age and gender in a context where masculine career norms dominate. It also offers a reflection upon the implications of these themes for late-career women and their employing organizations more generally.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/9434
Date2015 June 1916
CreatorsAtkinson, Carol, Ford, Jackie M., Harding, Nancy H., Jones, F.
Source SetsBradford Scholars
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle, Published version
Rights(c) 2015 The Authors. Full-text reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.

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