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    Women and Retirement Incomes in Australia: A Review

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    Authors
    Jefferson, Therese
    Date
    2005
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jefferson, Therese. 2005. Women and Retirement Incomes in Australia: A Review. The Economic Record 81 (254): 273-291.
    Source Title
    The Economic Record
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1475-4932.2005.00261.x
    Faculty
    Curtin Business School
    Graduate School of Business
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    Copyright 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

    Please refer to the publisher for the definitive published version.

    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9539
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    More than 60 per cent of age pensioners in Australia are women. Althoughpublic policy encourages private saving for retirement throughcompulsory superannuation, projections of women's superannuation accumulationspredict that women will continue to rely heavily on governmentand private transfers in retirement. This review synthesises the outcomesfrom existing research to show that expectations about the level and sourceof women's retirement incomes are clearly linked with low earnings. Thisoccurs in combination with both attitudinal and institutional barriers toactive retirement planning.

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