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> Well, women (at least in Italy or Europe I guess) can retire earlier than men. I'm from the US and haven't heard of this before. Is there a widespread ratio
by froindt 8y ago
> Well, women (at least in Italy or Europe I guess) can retire earlier than men.
I'm from the US and haven't heard of this before. Is there a widespread rationale for this? As a whole, women live longer, so equating "retired years" doesn't seem plausible.
In the US, you get (easy) access to 401k and IRA at 59.5 years old, and social security can't be claimed until 62. Gender doesn't matter.
- dijit 8y agoI think this wikipedia article is some proof that there is widespread adoption at least. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age As for the UK: the Womens retirement age used to be 60, but it has been steadily rising for some time, until at one point it was brought to parity for eligibility for state pensions. (a move that was marred with protest by those wishing for "equality"? somehow) https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/10/thousand-women-protest-at-changes-to-uk-pension-age https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/10/thousan...
- PeterisP 8y agoThere is a gender difference in many countries worldwide - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age , with women often getting to retire 5 years earlier. The differences used to be more common, now many countries have equalized the retirement age where it used to be different, and many of those where there currently is a difference are phasing it out.