Beyond active ageing: pension reforms, segmentation and intersectionality in the Italian labour market.

Autor/inn/en	Pezzolo, Marino; Orientale Caputo, Giustina
Titel	Beyond active ageing: pension reforms, segmentation and intersectionality in the Italian labour market. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Über das aktive Altern hinaus: Rentenreformen, Segmentierung und Intersektionalität auf dem italienischen Arbeitsmarkt.
Quelle	In: The international journal of sociology and social policy, (2026) online first, June 09 2026, 18 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1758-6720
DOI	10.1108/ijssp-02-2026-0126
Schlagwörter	Soziale Ungleichheit; Segmentierung; Regionale Disparität; Arbeitszeitverlängerung; Rentenreform; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsplatz; Geringfügige Beschäftigung; Lebensarbeitszeit; Qualifikation; Alter; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Qualität; Sektorale Verteilung; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Italien
Abstract	"Purpose: This paper analyses structural inequalities in the Italian labour market for the over-55 population. It investigates how pension reforms (e.g. Fornero Act) intersect with industrial transformations, challenging universalistic active ageing rhetoric to reveal the segmentation of late-career employment. Design/methodology/approach: Using ISTAT Labour Force Survey microdata (2004, 2014 and 2024), the study employs a repeated cross-sectional design. It maps older workers' distribution across 12 macro-sectors, applying intersectional analysis to correlate patterns with gender, education and territory. Findings: Results reveal a shift to statutory retention marked by segmentation rather than inclusion. Low-skilled workers are trapped in precarious agricultural roles (precarity trap), while information and communication technology (ICT) functions as an exclusive elite enclave. Conversely, the public sector acts as an institutional buffer, stabilising employment for Southern women. Consequently, extended working lives exacerbate stratification through the intersectionality of age, gender, and territory. Practical implications: Findings urge targeted interventions: implementing phased retirement in public sectors, addressing digital exclusion through tailored reskilling, and mitigating the structural precarity of Southern women via gender-sensitive pension credits and hiring incentives. Originality/value: Unlike studies focussing on supply-side individual adaptability, this research provides a structural analysis of labour inertia in Italy. It highlights the sector-specific nature of ageism, framing late-career inequalities as cumulative disadvantage, where rigid pension policies interact with industrial segmentation to generate occupational lock-in." The study refers to the period 2004-2024 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Emerald Group).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4