Being a self-employed older woman: from discrimination to activism
Being a self-employed older woman: from discrimination to activism
This article presents an autobiographical account of an older woman’s lived experience of self-employment. Little is known about women who experience ongoing self-employment into their 50s and beyond. Shoshanna’s personal narrative describes her experiences and the challenges she has faced as she reflects upon her attempts to grow and sustain her business and the implications of ageism and gender inequality in laying a claim to entrepreneurship. The narrative proceeds to reflect on her activist work, as it is constructed through the creation of a social enterprise to support older people. Shoshanna’s narrative provides valuable insights into the intersection of age and gender in self-employment moving from discrimination to active support.
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Meliou, Elina
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Mallett, Oliver
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Rosenberg, Shoshanna
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June 2019
Meliou, Elina
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Mallett, Oliver
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Rosenberg, Shoshanna
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Meliou, Elina, Mallett, Oliver and Rosenberg, Shoshanna
(2019)
Being a self-employed older woman: from discrimination to activism.
Work, Employment and Society, 33 (3), .
(doi:10.1177/0950017018800235).
Abstract
This article presents an autobiographical account of an older woman’s lived experience of self-employment. Little is known about women who experience ongoing self-employment into their 50s and beyond. Shoshanna’s personal narrative describes her experiences and the challenges she has faced as she reflects upon her attempts to grow and sustain her business and the implications of ageism and gender inequality in laying a claim to entrepreneurship. The narrative proceeds to reflect on her activist work, as it is constructed through the creation of a social enterprise to support older people. Shoshanna’s narrative provides valuable insights into the intersection of age and gender in self-employment moving from discrimination to active support.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 13 November 2018
Published date: June 2019
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/500061
ISSN: 0950-0170
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