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Gender and Family : Conceptual Overview (English)

This paper starts from the fact that women receive lower pensions than men on average, and considers policies to address that fact. Women typically have lower wages than men, a greater likelihood of part-time work and more career breaks, and thus generally a less complete contribution record. In addition, pension age may be lower for women and annuities may be priced using separate life tables for women. The paper looks at three strategic ameliorative...
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Barr,Nicholas.

Gender and Family : Conceptual Overview (English). Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper|no. 1916 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706811556884967325

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