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Women and pensions
— the evidence | | Corporate Author | Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Department for Work and Pensions, London, November 2005 |
| Pages | 151 pp |
| Source | E-mail: women-and-pensions@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/resourcecentre/policy_strate... |
| Keywords | Older women ; Pensions ; Living patterns ; Preparation [retirement] ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | The UK pensions system has its origins at a time when women were seen as dependent on men. While the system has evolved, changes have not kept up with women's social and economic position. This report is an compendium of evidence showing how existing systems are performing, or under-performing, and highlights the key influences on the level of women's retirement income. It examines how women's pensions have evolved and the reasons for differences between men's and women's pension entitlements. It analyses the effect on pensions of women's lifetime experiences and economic influences: education, employment and earnings; marriage and cohabitation patterns, and the demands and constraints of family and caring responsibilities; and financial planning and household decision-making. Other chapters examine women and the state pension, private pensions and investments; and the ethnic minority dimension. The report concludes with further questions to be asked in the context of the ongoing pensions debate and the forthcoming Pensions Commission proposals. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051102001 B |
| Classmark | BD: JJ: K7: GA: 3A:6KC |
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