Women face unemployment: A comparative analysis of age groups

The study examined differences in job search intensity, attitudes toward un employment, and related responses among four age groups of jobless women in Israel, all of whom were married: Post-adolescence (up to age 21); young a dulthood (age 22-35), mid-life (age 36-49); and late adulthood (50-62). The findings revealed differences in job search intensity for the four age gro ups. The youngest group spent more time seeking employment per week than di d the other groups. At the same time, women in the late adulthood group wer e least likely to reject job offers owing to financial considerations, wher eas those in the young adult and mid-life groups tended to reject job offer s either due to conflict with family obligations or to work conditions. Mor eover, the older respondents reported a sharper decline in health following unemployment than did their younger counterparts. In the same vein, member s of the late adulthood group reported less financial strain as a result of unemployment than did the rest of the groups.