'Flexible' retirement gains ground: Government admits millions may have to work on beyond 65
[The Guardian - 10 October 2002] Millions of people may have to work beyond the present retirement age of 65 under government plans for a shake-up of pensions policy.
Younger workers feel stuck as older ones don't retire
[AARP/USA Today - 11 October 2002] The bear market and weak economy are causing many older workers to stay put rather than retire and make way for younger employees. The logjam is raising generational tensions in the workplace, experts say. Labor force participation by workers ages 55-64 rose by 2 percentage points from 2001 -- an unprecedented jump in postwar economic history, according to a September study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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