Grandparenting and Employment, a study of interactions between grandparents’ employment trajectories and unpaid childcare provision in the UK.Older People and Employment, a study of the opportunities and challenges associated with Scotland’s ageing workforce, commissioned by Scottish Government in 2017.This is a 3-year, comparative study of the gender and health implications of extended working lives in five European countries (the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Sweden and Czech Republic). Dynamics of Accumulated Inequalities for Seniors in Employment (DAISIE).The aim of the study is to design innovative workplace interventions to support the health and well-being of older workers (aged 50+). We will work with employers, employees, professional bodies and other key stakeholders, to deepen our understanding of how work and health are intertwined in older workers’ everyday lives. SHAW: Supporting Healthy Ageing at Work. This 3- year study started in March 2021.Raised the profile of age inclusion in the diversity agenda of Scottish employers, via the employers’ network, a community of employers who are committed to making their workplaces more age-inclusive, established in collaboration with Age Scotland, CIPD Scotland and BITC Scotland.Ĭlick the link below for more information about the impact of our research:.Through participation in AIM, organisations across Scotland have implemented policies and practices to support older workers. Underpinned development of Age Scotland’s Age Inclusive Matrix (AIM), an innovative ‘age-inclusion’ HR consultancy service.Informed the development of Scottish Government policies to improve older workers’ labour market position.I work with Professor Wendy Loretto to examine the implications, for both employers and older workers, of Extended Working Life policies in the UK. ![]() My research takes a lifecourse approach to explore how older workers’ experiences of paid and unpaid work in later life, and their plans around retirement timing, are influenced by their past and present social and domestic contexts. My research is in the field of ageing and employment, with a particular focus on how gender, health and informal caring responsibilities interact to shape men and women’s experiences of work in later life. Prior to joining the Business School in 2016, I spent several years as a researcher at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh. My interdisciplinary research background spans the fields of social geography, social policy, the sociology of health and illness, and health inequalities. I am a qualitative social science researcher. 2002: PhD (Social Geography, University of Edinburgh)ġ998: MA Geography & Social Policy (University of Edinburgh, First Class honours)
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