Women in Work in Mid-Life

<p>Drawing on a unique dataset of real women and their experiences of engaging in paid and unpaid work <i>Women in Work in Mid-Life </i>explores the specific challenges that women in the UK workforce face including women’s health pay inequality gender bias and the struggle to balance work and family life.</p><p>From pay inequality and gender bias to the struggle to balance work and family life the experience of women in the UK workforce is complex and multifaceted. We live in an economic climate where the population and workforce is ageing and the over 50s are encouraged by governments to engage more fully in paid work. However the path to achieve this is unclear. Through interviews with women in work as well as an examination of policies and initiatives that can help support women’s career development and encourage workplace retention it points to a future for this demographic in employment.</p><p><i>Women in Work in Mid-Life </i> is an invaluable resource for professionals and policy makers seeking to promote gender equality and create a more inclusive workplace culture in the UK as well as undergraduate and graduate students in psychology and the social sciences.</p>