AcknowledgmentsIntroductionI Transitions over the Life Cycle1 Women Working Longer: Facts and Some Explanations2 The Return to Work and Women's Employment Decisions3 Understanding Why Black Women Are Not Working LongerII Family Matters: Caregiving, Marriage, and Divorce4 Changes in Marriage and Divorce as Drivers of Employment and Retirement of Older Women5 Women Working Longer: Labor Market Implications of Providing Family CareIII Financial Considerations: Resources, Pensions, and Social Security6 Older Women's Labor Market Attachment, Retirement Planning, and Household Debt7 Teaching, Teachers' Pensions, and Retirement across Recent Cohorts of College-Graduate Women8 The Role of Social Security Benefits in the Initial Increase of Older Women's Employment: Evidence from the Social Security Notch9 The Hidden Resources of Women Working Longer: Evidence from Linked Survey-Administrative DataAppendix: The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) ContributorsAuthor IndexSubject Index