Foreword Wendy Patton 1. Introduction Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon, and Mark Watson Section 1: The international context: research perspectives 2. Geographical perspectives on women’s careers – why and how space matters Anne Green 3. Work and older women: interdisciplinary perspectives from India U. Vindhya 4. Falling between the cracks: older women and employer policymaking Catherine Earl, Philip Taylor, Ruth Williams and Elizabeth Brooke 5. When good jobs go bad and bad jobs get worse: women’s progression opportunities in a polarised labour market Doris Eikhof and Chris Warhurst 6. Organisational perspectives on women’s career: disappointments and opportunities Polly Parker and Amanda Roan Section 2: National Studies: Hearing the voices of older women 7. Methodological considerations Mark Watson, Jenny Bimrose and Mary McMahon 8. Voices of older women from Argentina Pamela Suzanne 9. Voices of older women from Australia Mary McMahon 10. Voices of older women from Canada Nancy Arthur 11. Voices of older women from China Ying Kuang 12. Voices of older women from England Jenny Bimrose 13. Voices of older women from Germany Simone Haasler 14. Voices of older women from Italy Massimo Tomassini 15. Voices of older women from Portugal Filomena Parada, Carolina Correia and Isabel P. Gomes 16. Voices of older women from South Africa Mark Watson 17. Life stories: a synthesis of the voices of women Maria Eduarda Duarte Section 3: Looking to the future 18. Women and work: a theoretical analysis David Blustein 19. Implications for research Mary Sue Richardson, Kristin Elizabeth Black and Yoko Iwaki 20. Implications for career policy Ken Roberts 21. Implications for career practice Mary McMahon, Mark Watson and Jenny Bimrose 22. Epilogue Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon and Mark Watson