9:00 – 9:15 Welcome by Andreas Edel (Population Europe) and introduction to the topic of “Family Diversity in Ageing European Societies” by Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School) & Paul Gellert (Charité)
9:15– 10:45 Session I: Family Diversity and Ageing from a European Perspective Chair: Michaela Kreyenfeld
Giammarco Alderotti & Daniele Vignoli
Gender-specific health differences within couples and silver splits in Europe. How does partners’ health status affect the risk of union dissolution after age 50 in Europe?
Johanna Schütz
Marital and partnership biographies of older Europeans: Patterns, health consequences and policy context
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–12:30 Session II: Consequences of Later Life Divorce Chair: Zsolt Spéder
Linda Kridahl, Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk & Ann-Zofie Duvander
Economic predictors of later life divorce: a “her” and “his” perspective on resources
Carole Bonnet, Anne Solaz & Lea Cimelli
Gendered economic consequences of gray divorces in France
12:30 – 13:45 Lunch Break (at Brasserie at Gendarmenmarkt)
13:45 – 15:15 Session III: Policy Changes of Aging Societies Chair: Daniele Vignoli
Laura Romeu Gordo & Ulrike Ehrlich
The interplay of family care and paid work in late careers and its consequences for old-age security in Germany
Sarah Schmauk
Retirement trajectories in West Germany: Does divorce matter?
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17:30 Session IV: Images and Inequalities of Aging: A European Perspective Chair: Carole Bonnet
Zsolt Spéder
Ageing in Europe. Taking into consideration perceived old age lines in Europe
Enrique Alonso Perez, Paul Gellert, Julie O'Sullivan-Solte & Jan Paul Heisig
Intersectional inequalities, transition to grandparenthood and healthy ageing in Europe
Chia Liu & Ryohei Mogi
A cross regional view on intergenerational living and subjective well-being
17:30 Farewell