The paper outlines in short the development of old age security systems in the United Kingdom and Germany and shows the current state of the socio-economic status of the elderly. We start with a brief and only the basic conception characterizing description of the old age security systems,...

Der Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Alterssicherungssysteme in Großbritannien und Deutschland und zeigt den derzeitigen sozioökonomischen Status der älteren Menschen an. Ausgehend von einer sehr kurzen und nur die Grundkonzeption charakterisierenden Darstellung...

The paper aims to contribute to an understanding of how stress from the combined responsibilities of home and employment varies according to the family circumstances and employment characteristics of women and men.For women, family responsibilities are associated with shorter hours of employment...

Gender inequality of income in later life is linked to earlier employment through the major role of occupational and personal pensions. In addition to women's lower earnings, their diverse patterns of employment, in terms of the timing of periods of full-time, part-time and non-employment, may...