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Journal of Women & Aging Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 2
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Aging women and men in the medical profession: The effect of gender and marital status on successful aging and retirement intent in Australian doctors

Carmelle PeisahSchool of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Sydney University Medical School, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Georgina M. LuscombeSydney University Medical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia;School of Rural Health, Orange, NSW, Australia
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Joanne K. EarlSchool of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Chanaka WijeratneSchool of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Sydney School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Pages 95-107 | Published online: 08 Dec 2017
 
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ABSTRACT

Despite increasing interest from the medical profession in aging and retirement, we know little about effects of gender, marital status, and cohort on aging within the profession. We surveyed 1,048 Australian doctors from “younger” (55–64) and “older” (65–89) cohorts, investigating gender and marital effects on perceptions of successful aging, career, and retirement intent. Women intend to retire earlier. Younger cohort and married women more frequently viewed their career as a calling, while women in general, and single women more frequently, endorsed personal successful aging more than men. Broader understanding of the different experiences of aging for men and women doctors is needed.

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