Active ageing and gender equality policies. The employment and social inclusion of women and men of late working and early retirement age. Final Synthesis Report

From the gender equality and social inclusion perspective, this report provides a concise overview of the employment and activity of women and men in the 55–64 age group (i.e. the last 10-year cohort of the working-age population) and of the activity of women and men in the 65–74 age group in the EU Member States, the EEA/EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and three candidate countries (Croatia, the FYROM and Turkey).

The programmes available on active ageing and the main policy areas addressed in these countries (such as adjusting age management in workplaces and labour markets, opening job opportunities, retaining and reinserting persons in employment, offering access to appropriate training and lifelong learning possibilities, promoting volunteer and community work opportunities after retirement, and enabling easier access to active and healthy ageing support services including care for dependent relatives) are examined in order to identify effective strategies for active and healthy ageing.

Link to this title through its DOI http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2838/40723

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