The minimum pension and its effect on the gender gap in retirement pensions in Spain

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ID3660052
AutoresInmaculada Domínguez Fabián (0000-0002-7416-4003, Department of Finance, Economics and Accounting, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain., autor correspondente), Enrique Devesa Carpio (0000-0001-9506-2527, Department of Finance, Economics and Accounting, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.), Borja Encinas Goenechea (0000-0001-5123-3881, Department of Finance, Economics and Accounting, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.), Robert Meneu Gaya (0000-0001-8279-5617, Universitat de València)
Ano2022
Volume31
Fascículo3
Páginas323-337
Data de publicação2022-04-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09589236.2021.1899905
OpenAlexW3136685143
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas7

The gender gap in pensions is greater than the gender gap in wages in the majority of countries in the European Union. Similarly, more women live on a minimum pension than do men. Therefore, the measures that are implemented for minimum benefits must be analysed from a gender perspective to avoid further increasing the gender gap in wages. This study analysed an unexplored aspect in both the academic and judicial spheres, namely, the regulation of the minimum pension in Spain after the 2011 reform and its effect on women’s pensions. The analysis highlights indirect sex discrimination in the aforementioned regulations. Therefore, modification measures are proposed to help reduce the gender gap in pensions

Demographic economics · Economics · Gender equality · Gender gap · Gender pay gap · Labour economics · Pension · Pension system · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Finance