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Negotiating gendered ageing: intersectional reflexivity and experiences of incongruity of self-employed older women

Negotiating gendered ageing: intersectional reflexivity and experiences of incongruity of self-employed older women
Negotiating gendered ageing: intersectional reflexivity and experiences of incongruity of self-employed older women

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.

0950-0170
101-118
Meliou, Elina
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Mallett, Oliver
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Meliou, Elina
85901a05-3848-4490-962a-116488574d04
Mallett, Oliver
37b45265-9216-41fc-83f8-9ed228572078

Meliou, Elina and Mallett, Oliver (2022) Negotiating gendered ageing: intersectional reflexivity and experiences of incongruity of self-employed older women. Work, Employment and Society, 36 (1), 101-118. (doi:10.1177/0950017021994489).

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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.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 21 April 2021
Published date: February 2022
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Local EPrints ID: 500352
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/500352
DOI: doi:10.1177/0950017021994489
ISSN: 0950-0170
PURE UUID: 0f8d43a8-2ba5-4661-87a4-18f4c4a3df03
ORCID for Elina Meliou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8912-3378

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Date deposited: 28 Apr 2025 16:31
Last modified: 22 Aug 2025 02:49

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Author: Elina Meliou ORCID iD
Author: Oliver Mallett

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