The Gender Impact of Social Security Reform
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: August 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780226392004
Subjects: Development - Business Development; Economics - General; International - Economics; Business & Economics / Economics / International; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Pensions; Social security; Women; Business/Economics
Description: As populations age and revenues diminish, pension funds around the world are facing insolvency. The looming social security crisis is especially dire for women, who generally live longer than men but have worked less. This study examines alternative social security systems and their disparate impacts on men and women.