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Women’s Employment–Family Trajectories and Well-Being in Later Life: Evidence From France

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Objective: Previous research in various countries has found that employment-family trajectories characterized by early or single motherhood, or weak ties to employment, are associated with poor well-being among older women. Our paper explores whether this differs (1) in France, characterized by a high female employment rate and supportive family policies; (2) across dimensions of well-being. Method: We used the Health and Occupational Itinerary survey to identify 10 common patterns of employment family trajectories (derived from multi-channel sequence analysis) and analysed their association with six indicators of well-being in 2010 (N = 2882 50?78 years old women). Results: Continuous full-time employment is associated with better well-being, except for women who had a first child around 24 years old, who reported increased anxiety and lack of support. Discussion: Employed mothers' well-being seems to be protected in a context of family friendly policies, but we identified one group with lower well-being, which merits further study.
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hal-03941343 , version 1 (16-01-2023)

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Constance Beaufils, Anna Barbuscia, Emmanuelle Cambois. Women’s Employment–Family Trajectories and Well-Being in Later Life: Evidence From France. Journal of Aging and Health, 2023, 35 (7-8), pp.577-592. ⟨10.1177/08982643221147637⟩. ⟨hal-03941343⟩
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