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The Gender Gap in Pension Income for Urban Employees in China

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  • Dehua Li
  • Juling Niu

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Gender interests are crucial in the redistributive equity of the pension system. This paper investigates the gender gap in retirement pension incomes of urban employees in China by using data from the Chinese Household Income Project and decomposes the main factors contributing to the gender gap. We find that the pension income of female employees after retirement is significantly lower than that of male employees. Decomposition reveals that age, pre-retirement wage level, and type of work unit are the main factors contributing to the gender gap. Further, we find that the gender gap in pension incomes is lower for employees employed in the public sector than for those employed in enterprises, because enterprises are more affected by the market environment than the public sector, and female employees tend to suffer more market discrimination. In general, females still face the challenge of having significantly lower pension standards than males after retirement.

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  • Dehua Li & Juling Niu, 2024. "The Gender Gap in Pension Income for Urban Employees in China," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(3), pages 21582440241, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:3:p:21582440241266996
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440241266996
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