Social Security reformImplications for women

Social Security reform

Implications for women

Williamson

John B.

Williamson, John B.

Dept. of Sociology, Boston College

Author

Rix

Sara E.

Rix, Sara E.

Author

text

working paper

Chestnut Hill, Mass. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College19991999monographic

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

1999

monographic

Englisheng

English

eng

electronicapplication/pdfborn digital

electronic

application/pdf

born digital

Despite recent economic gains for women, a substantial gender gap in financial security during old age remains, making women more dependent than men upon Social Security. This paper discusses the important role that Social Security plays in providing for womens economic security. It also analyzes the implications for women of several proposed changes in Social Security policy, including the call for the partial privatization of Social Security via the introduction of individual accounts. Many of the proposals would have the effect of asking women, particularly low-income women, to shoulder a disproportionate share of the risks and burdens associated with the changes.

John B. Williamson and Sara E. Rix.

CRR WP1999-7

CRR WP

1999-7

http://crr.bc.edu/images/stories/Working_Papers/wp_1999-07.pdf

MChBEnglisheng

MChB

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English

eng