Open AccessWomen’s Pension Provision in the Federal Republic of Germany
Author(s) -
Elke Gaugel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik povolžskoj akademii gosudarstvennoj služby
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1682-2358
DOI - 10.22394/1682-2358-2021-3-4-12
Subject(s) - pension , demographic economics , political science , labour economics , pension system , economics , law
The issue of whether there are equal rights in Germany between women and men in terms of pensions. The differences in the amount of pensions to which women and men are entitled are analyzed. It is argued that one of the main reasons for these disparities is the persisting gender pay gap between men and women in Germany. It is postulated that the recently introduced “basic pension” for long-time employees will be a step toward solving the problem.