Posts tagged retirement
The Unequal Burden of Australian Pension Reform on low-income women
The Unequal Burden of Australian Pension Reform on low-income women

Older women are the fastest-growing cohort at risk of homelessness in Australia, reflecting their increased financial insecurity, which is created by a cocktail of gendered social norms, differential career trajectories for women compared to their male peers, and the tax and transfer system. A key policy lever that is reducing older women’s financial independence is the increase in the qualifying age for the Age Pension. Originally legislated in 1994, this reform has not been fully examined for its impacts on older women, until now. Today’s analysis from Todd Morris (@ToddMorrisecon) shares research he conducted while with the University of Melbourne School of Business and Economics (@BusEcoNews) on how this policy reform has contributed to the financial insecurity of older women in Australia. This analysis first appeared on the Austaxpolicy blog; you can read it in its original form here: LINK The Unequal Burden on Women of Australian Pension Reform. You can read the full article here: : The Unequal Burden of Retirement Reform: Evidence from Australia

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Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action TankGender Inequity, financial wellbeing, Aging, Aged policy, retirement, Poverty
Superannuation and Covid-19: What does early access mean for women?
Superannuation and Covid-19: What does early access mean for women?

In partnership with the National Foundation for Australian Women (@NFAWomen), we are running a series of pieces that analyse how the Covid-19 pandemic is differentially impacting on women. In today’s analysis Helen Hodgson, of Curtin University (@CurtinUni), provides a helpful explainer of changes to early access to superannuation and the differential impacts on women who choose to access these funds.

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Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tanksuperannuation, COVID-19, retirement, gender pay gap
Cooperative ageing: Innovative solutions to older women’s precarious housing
Cooperative ageing: Innovative solutions to older women’s precarious housing

Homelessness for older women has risen by an astounding 30% in just 5 years. This is just the tip of the iceberg for older women’s increasing housing precariousness and poverty. In today’s analysis, Myfan Jordan (@Myfan_Jordan) of Per Capita (@PerCapita) shares findings from her recently-released research report, Mutual Appreciation: a social innovation thinkpiece. This is the third in a series exploring older women’s experiences of poverty to mark Anti-Poverty Week; research participant ‘Lorraine’ told her story earlier in the week, and we started out with an analysis of how older women are suffering on the Newstart Allowance.

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Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tankaged policy, ageing, Disadvantage, Gender Inequity, retirement, housing and homelessness