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Unequal Ageing in Europe: Women´s Independence and Pensions
G. Betti
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Description for Unequal Ageing in Europe: Women´s Independence and Pensions
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KCF; KCL; KCP; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 266.
While much is known about the situation in the labour market in the form of gender pay and earnings gaps, rather little is understood about their sequel in old age the gender pension gap. Entering the world of pensions may well signal a step backwards as far as women's independence is concerned, particularly in countries where women have earned economic independence in employment and are now being confronted by institutional frameworks presuming, encouraging or even imposing dependence. Unequal Ageing in Europe explores the gender pension gap across the member states of the European Union, plus Iceland and ... Read more
While much is known about the situation in the labour market in the form of gender pay and earnings gaps, rather little is understood about their sequel in old age the gender pension gap. Entering the world of pensions may well signal a step backwards as far as women's independence is concerned, particularly in countries where women have earned economic independence in employment and are now being confronted by institutional frameworks presuming, encouraging or even imposing dependence. Unequal Ageing in Europe explores the gender pension gap across the member states of the European Union, plus Iceland and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
265g
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349480821
SKU
V9781349480821
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Ref
99-15
About G. Betti
Author Gianni Betti: Gianni Betti is Professor of Statistics and Economics at the University of Siena, Italy. Author Francesca Bettio: Francesca Bettio is Professor of Economics at the University of Siena, Italy. Author Thomas Georgiadis: Thomas Georgiadis is Research Assistant at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece. Author Platon Tinios: Platon Tinios is Assistant ... Read more
Reviews for Unequal Ageing in Europe: Women´s Independence and Pensions
Much academic research has focused on gender discrimination in European labour markets but far less on pension inequalities in old age - less still on any systematic evaluation that compares outcomes in all EU member states. The authors are to be congratulated for identifying and measuring the dimensions and principle causes of gender-derived pension gaps - which, far wider than ... Read more