Abstract
Australian women aged over 50 are at greater risk of financial and housing insecurity than older men. This has been linked to a number of compounding and systemic factors. Women in this older age group today did not benefit from compulsory superannuation at the beginning of their working lives, they were more likely to have been paid at a lower rate than their male counterparts and were likely to have taken time out of the paid workforce to have children and fulfil caring roles.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Mercy Foundation |
Number of pages | 16 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Housing security
- Older women
- Homelessness
- Financial security