Women's Experiences and Perceptions of Age Discrimination in Employment: Implications for Research and Policy

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Walker ◽  
Diane Grant ◽  
Mark Meadows ◽  
Ian Cook
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Study Research ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Discrimination In Employment ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Research And Policy

This paper reports on pilot study research for an ESF funded project. It examines the experiences and perceptions of 12 women in relation to the concept of ageism in paid employment. The women were all aged 50 or over at the time. The results show that whilst most of the women had faced (to differing degrees) or observed gender and age based discrimination, the experiences and interpretations revealed were not static, nor isolated from the wider historical, cultural and social contexts in which these women had grown up and grown older. It is therefore argued that policy attempts to combat age discrimination will need to take account of the gender dimension of ageism as well as the different ways in which it impacts on older women. For this to occur, more research and debate are needed on the issues raised in this paper.

scholarly journals Influence of chronotype on daily mood fluctuations: pilot study in patients with depression

BJPsych Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantin F. Brückmann ◽  
Jürgen Hennig ◽  
Matthias J. Müller ◽  
Stanislava Fockenberg ◽  
Anne-Marthe Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Patient Subgroup ◽  
Depression Risk ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Relationship

Summary Depression risk is associated with a late chronotype pattern often described as an ‘evening chronotype’. Fluctuations in mood over consecutive days have not yet been measured according to chronotype in in-patients with depression. A total of 30 in-patients with depression and 32 healthy controls matched for gender and age completed a chronotype questionnaire and twice-daily ratings on mood for 10 consecutive days (registered in the German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00010215). The in-patients had Saturdays and Sundays as hospital-leave days. The relationship between chronotype and daily mood was mediated by the weekday–weekend schedule with higher levels of negative affect in the evening-chronotype patient subgroup at weekends. Results are discussed with respect to a probably advantageous standardised clinical setting with early morning routines, especially for patients with evening chronotypes.

scholarly journals Body mass index and mild cognitive impairment among rural older adults in China: the moderating roles of gender and age

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yemin Yuan ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Nan Zhang ◽  
Peipei Fu ◽  
Zhengyue Jing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Low Bmi ◽  
Rural Older Adults

Abstract Background Evidence concerning the association between body mass index (BMI) and cognitive function among older people is inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate gender and age as moderators in association between BMI and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among rural older adults. Methods Data were derived from the 2019 Health Service for Rural Elderly Families Survey in Shandong, China. In total, 3242 people aged 60 years and above were included in the analysis. Multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression was used to examine the moderating roles of gender and age, then further to explore the relationship between BMI and MCI. Results There were 601 (18.5%) participants with MCI. Compared with normal BMI group, low BMI group had a higher risk of MCI among older people [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.08, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.26–3.44], women (aOR = 2.06, 95% CI: 1.35–3.12), or the older elderly aged ≥75 years old (aOR = 3.20, 95% CI: 1.34–7.45). This effect remained statistically significant among older women (aOR = 3.38, 95% CI: 1.69–6.73). Among older men, elevated BMI group had a higher risk of MCI (aOR = 2.32, 95% CI: 1.17–4.61) than normal BMI group. Conclusions Gender and age moderated the association between BMI and MCI among Chinese rural older adults. Older women with low BMI were more likely to have MCI, but older men with elevated BMI were more likely to have MCI. These findings suggest rural community managers strengthen the health management by grouping the weight of older people to prevent the risk of dementia.

scholarly journals Negotiating Gendered Ageing: Intersectional Reflexivity and Experiences of Incongruity of Self-Employed Older Women

2021 ◽  
pp. 095001702199448
Author(s):  
Elina Meliou ◽  
Oliver Mallett
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Gender And Age

This article analyses the experiences of self-employed older women. Developing an intersectional reflexivity approach, our analysis shows how older women negotiate their concerns in relation to gendered ageing and realize self-employment. Our study reveals three practices: ‘Expressing the self’, ‘Exploring learning’ and ‘Embracing solidarity’. We contribute to the neglected intersection of gender and age in studies of work, and to an appreciation of the transformational potential of self-employment for older women.

scholarly journals A pilot study: research poster presentations as an educational tool for undergraduate epidemiology students

2013 ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raywat Deonandan ◽  
James Gomes ◽  
Eric Lavigne ◽  
Thy Dinh ◽  
Robert Blanchard
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Poster Presentations

scholarly journals Wishes and Gratitude of Students from Private and Public Schools

Psico-USF ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa A. Merçon-Vargas ◽  
Maria Adélia M. Pieta ◽  
Lia Beatriz de Lucca Freitas ◽  
Jonathan R. H. Tudge
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Curve Estimation ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Abstract We examined social class (measured by attendance in public or private schools), gender, and age-related variations in the expression of wishes and gratitude of 430 7- to 14-year-olds (181 male, 62.1% from public schools). Chi-square analysis indicated that students from private schools expressed significantly more social-oriented wishes and connective gratitude, whereas those from public schools expressed significantly more self-oriented wishes. Girls in the public schools expressed significantly more self-oriented wishes and verbal gratitude than did boys. Regression analysis (curve estimation) indicated that verbal gratitude, self- and social oriented wishes increased and concrete gratitude decreased significantly with age, but connective gratitude tended to increase. These findings support the idea that gratitude and wish types involve the development of cognitive aspects, such as taking others into account and thinking about the future, but it is also influenced by the social contexts in which children live, such as their social class.

Effects of exercise programs on balance in older women with age-related visual problems: A pilot study

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 446-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Kovács ◽  
Klára Tóth ◽  
Lívia Dénes ◽  
Tamás Valasek ◽  
Klára Hazafi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Visual Problems
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