Gender Disparities in Life Satisfaction after Retirement: The Role of Leisure, Family, and Finances.

This study shows men derive greater improvements in life satisfaction in association with retirement than do women, and some of this disparity relates to women's lower satisfaction with their finances. These findings should caution policy-makers from assuming how women's increased labor force participation influences financial security in retirement, and encourage scholars to consider how gender influences subjective assessments of later life.
PMID: 33539508 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Gerontologist - February 4, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Calasanti T, Carr D, Homan P, Coan V Tags: Gerontologist Source Type: research