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| Sex and gender discrimination within EU pension systems | | Author(s) | Sigrid Leitner |
| Journal title | Journal of European Social Policy, vol 11, no 2, May 2001 |
| Pages | pp 99-116 |
| Keywords | Sexual equality ; Pensions ; European Union ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Drawing on the philosophical differentiation between sex and gender, this article focuses on structural mechanisms of gender discrimination within European pension systems. For this purpose, it distinguishes between two dimensions of the gender category: the work behaviour dimension, and the care dimension. It is argued that the differentiation between employment and family work on the one hand and specific living arrangements on the other is structurally implemented within old age security systems. All countries have established earnings-related schemes which, to various extents, refer to former earnings and continuous working careers. Many of the earnings-related schemes incorporate family work, by granting entitlement for the care of children and/or elderly or handicapped people. Most of the schemes are combined with additional benefits for spouses and/or survivors, referring to married heterosexual couples. Only a few countries have additionally established universal pension schemes based on residence instead of employment or family work. The comparative analysis of pension systems in the 15 EU member states gives an idea about national varieties of structural gender differentiation. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010725202 A |
| Classmark | TM8: JJ: WFC: 74 |
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