Cooley Eileen L, Adorno Gail
a Department of Psychology , Agnes Scott College , Decatur , Georgia, USA.
b School of Social Work , University of Texas - Arlington , Arlington , Texas, USA.
J Women Aging. 2016;28(2):141-9. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2014.951195. Epub 2016 Mar 2.
in the 21st century, as more women are employed full-time and couples increasingly share egalitarian values, more women continue employment after their partners have voluntarily retired. However, we know very little about the experiences of this growing population of women. We asked working women with retired partners to share their advice for other women who may face this developmental transition. Open-ended responses from 97 women were analyzed to identify pertinent issues and themes. Four primary content areas were identified: time management, division of household labor, financial planning, and communication. Communication between partners was both a topic of concern as well as the solution suggested to resolve conflicts or differences that may arise when women live with a retired partner. It is expected that future changes in the workforce and improvements in the gender balance within relationships will continue to impact experiences for working women with retired partners.
在21世纪，随着越来越多的女性从事全职工作，夫妻双方越来越认同平等主义价值观，更多女性在伴侣自愿退休后仍继续工作。然而，我们对这一不断增长的女性群体的经历知之甚少。我们请有退休伴侣的职业女性分享她们对其他可能面临这一发展转变的女性的建议。对97名女性的开放式回答进行了分析，以确定相关问题和主题。确定了四个主要内容领域：时间管理、家务分工、财务规划和沟通。伴侣之间的沟通既是一个令人担忧的话题，也是解决女性与退休伴侣共同生活时可能出现的冲突或分歧的建议解决方案。预计未来劳动力市场的变化以及两性关系中性别平衡的改善将继续影响有退休伴侣的职业女性的经历。
