The relationship between women's work histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Sefton, Tom; Evandrou, Maria; Falkingham, Jane; Vlachantoni, Athina
Titel	The relationship between women's work histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Der Zusammenhang zwischen den Arbeitsbiographien von Frauen und dem Einkommen im späteren Leben in Großbritannien, den USA und Westdeutschland.
Quelle	In: Journal of European social policy, 21 (2011) 1, S. 20-36 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-9287; 1461-7269
DOI	10.1177/0958928710380475
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Frau; Altersversorgung; Einkommen; Einkommenshöhe; Erwerbstätigkeit; Nichterwerbstätigkeit; Transfereinkommen; Vollzeitarbeit; Berufslaufbahn; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Internationaler Vergleich; Auswirkung; Familienstand; Witwe; Deutschland; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	"Using data from several large-scale longitudinal surveys, this article investigates the relationship between the work histories and personal incomes (from both public and private sources) of older women in the UK, US and West Germany. By comparing three countries with different welfare regimes and pension systems, we seek to gain a better understanding of the interaction between the life course, pension system and women's incomes in later life. The association between older women's incomes and work histories is strongest in West Germany and weakest in the UK, where there is evidence of a 'pensions poverty trap' and where only predominantly full-time employment is associated with significantly higher incomes in later life. Work history matters less for widows (in all three countries) and more for recent birth cohorts and more educated women (UK only). The article concludes with a brief discussion of the treatment of women under different pension regimes assessed by the criteria of adequacy, proportionality, vertical equity and horizontal equity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch; Längsschnitt; Querschnitt. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 1991 bis 2005.
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2011/4