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

Elina Meliou; Oliver Mallett

doi:10.1177/0950017021994489

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

Elina Meliou, Oliver Mallett

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Work, Employment and Society
Early online date	21 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017021994489
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 21 Apr 2021

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Funding: British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant

Keywords

age
gender
intersectionality
reflexivity
self-employment

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