According to the functionalist approach, institutions exist for a reason. They appear
spontaneously or are carefully designed in order to address particular problems. The very …

The aim of this study is to improve knowledge regarding the socio-economic impact of
pension systems on the situation of women. The findings of the study should help improve …

Drawing on the philosophical differentiation between sex and gender, this article focuses on
structural mechanisms of gender discrimination within European pension systems. For this …

Icelandic women have through the years earned less occupational and supplemental
pensions and depended more than men do on the basic pension of social security. Although …

As the populations of industrialized countries become progressively older, it becomes
increasing apparent that traditional social security systems will have to be modified. This has …

Which is the best old age pension system? This is a question I have come to be confronted
with time and again. As understandable as it is, it is impossible to answer. Not only do we …

The paper proposes a gender analysis of pension schemes along two axes: Structures
regulating the access to benefits and conditions determining benefit levels. Accordingly, the …

The analysis of stratification in mainstream comparative welfare state analysis has centred
on class, occupation and status. Mainstream researchers have characterized the German …

This paper studies the modernisation of gender arrangements and the restructuring of
pension systems in the United Kingdom and Germany since the 1950s. We firstly aim to …

ABSTRACT DRAWING ON EUROPEAN RESEARCH DATA AND POLICY EXPERIENCE,
THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT SHIFTS FROM PAYG STATE …