Men's pensions were on average
40% higher than women's last year, the head of pensions and
social security agency INPS, Tito Boeri, told parliament
Thursday.
Closing the gender gap would entail reforming the system
"without reinstating old prerequisites based on years of
contributions paid in, which are advantageous to men," Boeri
said. "Age must be the central factor".
As well, Boeri said lawmakers should consider reforming the
present system for aggregating pensions accrued through
different jobs.
The current system "imposes elevated costs, which encumbers
the rejoining of discontinuous careers," he said.
Such a reform would also be in favor women, according to
Boeri.
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