Social protection aims to safeguard people against financial risks and vulnerability, including those associated with ageing. In recent decades, several countries across the Pacific and Timor-Leste have established government-financed universal old age pensions. In doing so, they are making important progress towards offsetting some of the lifelong impacts of gender inequality on women’s economic security.
So, how can universal old age pensions promote greater gender equality? And what can we learn from the Pacific’s approach to social protection for older people?
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