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Retirement patterns, as well as continuity and length of work histories, are strongly influenced by the events over the life cycle. This is particularly true for women. Gender differences in work-careers and the role of women within the family usually lead to fewer pension rights and lower retirement income for women than for men. In particular, maternity is likely to be one of the major drivers of gender differences on life time economic outcomes such as labour force participation, differential productivity and wages and eventually retirement income.
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Brugiavini, A., Pasini, G., Trevisan, E. (2011). Maternity and Labour Market Outcome: Short and Long Term Effects. In: Börsch-Supan, A., Brandt, M., Hank, K., Schröder, M. (eds) The Individual and the Welfare State. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17472-8_13
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