Abstract
This chapter discusses the preconditions for high and rising female labour force participation rates among older workers in Denmark, marked by a highly developed welfare state and flexible labour markets. Main findings are that changing labour market practices of older women are conditioned by economic and symbolic stimuli encouraging older workers voluntarily to prolong their working life as well as measures combatting exclusionary mechanisms in the Danish labour market.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Extended Working Life Policies : International Gender and Health Perspectives |
Editors | Áine Ní Léime, Jim Ogg, Martina Rašticová, Debra Street, Clary Krekula, Monika Bédiová, I. Madero-Cabib |
Number of pages | 11 |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2020 |
Pages | 229-239 |
Chapter | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-40984-5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-40985-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Employment
- Gender
- Labour markets
- Older workers
- Pension system
- Work life quality