[연구논문] 여성 퇴직자의 퇴직 후 생활에 관한 질적 연구-교직ㆍ공무원직 퇴직자를 중심으로-

Qualitative Research on Women's Post-retirement Lives

his article explores how female retirees reconstruct their post-retirement lives. Participants had experienced conflicts balancing family and career in a society with sex discrimination. This study used in -depth interviews of women's life histories to identify the following key issues. First, participants expressed various attitudes toward retirement. Three types of attitudes were identified: pursuit of freedom, pursuit of job, and miss but adaptation. Second, they fulfilled housework unavoidably(with the exception of two participants) and reconstructed post-retirement lives with religious service, volunteer activity, habit, going back to work, and supporting their children. Third, they wanted couple-oriented lives but experienced ongoing conflict with their husbands. Fourth, they felt guilty for not having taken care of their children at home, and consequently most participants gave their chil?dren unconditional material support.