Doing it from your heart: the role of older women as informal volunteers.

摘要: This paper explores the contributions made by older women to community as informal volunteers. It argues that ageing policy is not gender neutral and tends ignore outside paid work. As well being ignored in policy, women's unpaid roles have been denigrated some feminist commentators, who suggest these subordinate position of women. The aim present explore lived experiences relation their volunteer roles, using role identity theory a framework. study utilizes data from qualitative focus group methodology. Findings demonstrate volunteering contributes gives lives meaning. These findings more positive framework around needed ensure worth recognised.