Women and Economic Security in Retirement: Implications for Social Security Reform

Gender-related parenting roles lower incomes of women during the working-age years and in retirement years. National retirement income programs contribute to this gender-related difference in retirement income to the degree that they consider lifetime earnings in calculating benefits. This article e...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of family and economic issues 2000-04, Vol.21 (1), p.37-63
Main Authors: Spratlin, Janet, Holden, Karen C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Australia
Children & youth
Couples
Economic reform
Economic theory
Economics
Families & family life
Females
Gender
Gender differences
Households
Income
Labor force
Labor market
Older people
Part time employment
Pension plans
Pensions
Policy Reform
Poverty
Responsibilities
Retirement
Retirement benefits
Retirement income
Retirement policies
Roles
Sex roles
Sexual Inequality
Social Reform
Social Security
Studies
Sweden
Women
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Gender-related parenting roles lower incomes of women during the working-age years and in retirement years. National retirement income programs contribute to this gender-related difference in retirement income to the degree that they consider lifetime earnings in calculating benefits. This article examines two national pension systems: those of Australia and Sweden. The pension systems of these two countries often are considered as the extremes of pension generosity, and they are based upon different philosophies about the role of government in insuring against economic risk. Due to fiscal issues and the changing roles of women in the labor market, both have reformed their systems. How system reforms can balance the role of the government in insuring against income risk and the growing financial independence of women in the work force are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1058-0476
1573-3475
DOI:10.1023/A:1009427530441