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Saving ourselves — gender issues in making provision for one's own retirement
Author(s)	Susan Gee, Sik Hung Ng, Ann Weatherall
Journal title	Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 21.1, March 2002
Pages	pp 30-35
Keywords	Older men ; Older women ; Preparation [retirement] ; Savings ; Pensions ; Comparison ; New Zealand.
Annotation	Gender differences in making provision for retirement and the factors associated with a lower likelihood of saving are investigated in a survey of 382 non-retired adults aged between 40 and 62.5 years in the Greater Wellington region of New Zealand. Overall, women were less likely to save for their own retirement than were men. However, this gender difference was no longer significant when income was taken into account. Those less likely to be making provision for their own retirement included individuals with poor health and lower incomes, and women who had divorced or provided care. The relative economic position and social roles of women may engender vulnerability to economic dependence in later life. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020619203 A
Classmark	BC: BD: GA: JDD: JJ: 48: 7YN
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