Succeeding in work across the life course

This chapter examines the factors affecting women’s career progression in three sectors of employment: tertiary education, financial services, and schools and Victorian state government services. Traditional linear paths are changing and more flexible career pathways are commonplace. Older women need to keep working to compensate for inadequate superannuation balances, yet their careers are difficult to sustain. The chapter particularly explores factors affecting older women’s working lives and the cumulative barriers mitigating success in their careers, and proposes recommendations for government and employers.