Women's Retirement Age in Vietnam : Gender Equality and Sustainability of the Social Security Fund

The issue of the retirement age is fundamentally linked to policies on social protection. It is an issue that inevitably causes debate and has proponents, men and women, who argue on both sides. During preparation of the gender equality law in Viet...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Women in Development and Gender Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ADVOCACY ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES AGE GROUPS AGED AGEING BANK MANAGEMENT BASIC PENSION BENEFIT LEVELS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION PERIOD CONTRIBUTION PERIODS CONTRIBUTION RATES DEFINED-BENEFIT SCHEME DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISABILITY PENSION DISABILITY PENSIONS DISABLED DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISMISSALS EARNING CAPACITY EARNINGS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC RESOURCES EDUCATED WOMEN ELDERLY EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPOWERMENT ENTREPRENEURS EQUAL RIGHTS EQUALITY OF MEN EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FAMILY SIZE FEMALE FEMALE DOCTORS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LEADERS FEMALE WORKERS FINANCES FINANCIAL CONCERNS FINANCIAL COST FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL VIABILITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY LAW GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INEQUITY GROUPS OF PEOPLE HEALTH CARE HOME HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD WORK HOUSEHOLDS INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INFORMAL SECTOR INTEREST RATES JUDGE LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY LABORERS LAW ON GENDER EQUALITY LEGISLATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LONG-TERM FORECAST MALES MANDATORY SAVING MARKET ECONOMIES MINIMUM WAGES MINISTRY OF LABOUR NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE OLD AGE OLD-AGE PENSION OLDER WOMEN PARENTS PENSION PENSION AGE PENSION AGES PENSION AT RETIREMENT PENSION BENEFIT PENSION BENEFITS PENSION ENTITLEMENT PENSION EXPENDITURES PENSION FORMULA PENSION FUND PENSION INCOME PENSION PAYMENT PENSION PAYMENTS PENSION PROGRAMS PENSION RIGHTS PENSION SAVINGS PENSION SCHEME PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONABLE AGE PENSIONER PENSIONERS PENSIONS POLICIES ON GENDER EQUALITY PREGNANCY PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL WOMEN PROPORTION OF WOMEN PROVIDENT FUND PROVIDENT FUNDS PUBLIC PENSION RECEIPTS REPLACEMENT RATE REPLACEMENT RATES RESIDENCE RETIREE RETIREES RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RETIREMENT INCOME RETIREMENT OPTIONS RETIREMENT PENSION RETIREMENT PERIOD RETIREMENT PERIODS RETIREMENT PLANS RETIREMENT POLICIES RETIREMENT POLICY RETIREMENTS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SELF-EMPLOYMENT SEX SEXES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS STATISTICS ON WOMEN STATUS OF WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNION UNIONS UNSKILLED WOMEN URBAN AREAS WILL WOMAN WOMEN EMPLOYEES
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Summary:	The issue of the retirement age is fundamentally linked to policies on social protection. It is an issue that inevitably causes debate and has proponents, men and women, who argue on both sides. During preparation of the gender equality law in Vietnam, several options were presented for changing the retirement age of women. However, the National Assembly could not make a decision as the debate was rife with mostly emotional arguments. A more constructive dialogue could be pursued if presented with economic and social arguments of each option, or alternative options. During the labor code revision in 2009, this study will hopefully provide a good basis for decision making as well as for further policy dialogue on the issue. The main objective of this study is to provide economic and social arguments on different options for women's retirement age in Vietnam to serve as a basis for further consultation and policy dialogue with the Government.

Women's Retirement Age in Vietnam : Gender Equality and Sustainability of the Social Security Fund

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