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Tindara Addabbo ()
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Tindara Addabbo: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Chapter 24 in Extended Working Life Policies, 2020, pp 319-328 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In 2011 the legal retirement ageLegal retirement age in ItalyItaly was raised from 65 years for menMen and 60 years for women to 67 years for both by the year 2019. This reform remains controversial. Extending the legal retirement ageLegal retirement age has caused an increase in employment ratesEmployment rate(s) for the 55–64 age groupAge group . However, unemployed workers in this age groupAge group face difficulties in finding a job and in re-entering the labour market. The demanding family responsibilitiesFamily responsibilities of ItalianItalian women and the persistence of the gender wage gapGender wage gap result in lower levels of retirement pensionsRetirement pension . Moreover, increasing the retirement ageRetirement age(s) without improving childcareCaring, care, caregiving servicesServices and addressing work-life balanceWork-life balance policies negatively affects the working careers of young women. Extended working lifeWorking life policiesExtending/ed working life policies should be matched with gender sensitive activation policiesActivation policies to ensure equal access to work and age managementAge management policies policies to achieve betterWorking conditions for older workers working conditions forWorker older older workersOlder workers .

Keywords: Retirement; Gender; Working conditions; Health; Care; Pension income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40985-2_24

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