Focus On Retirement: Retirement For Men And Women Of The Same Age Should Not Be Cut Across The Board.

According to reports, "more than half of the respondents agree with the retirement age for men and women of the same age". The data are from the Research Report on retirement age issued recently by the women's Institute of the all China Women's Federation and the Beijing Bureau of the International Labour Organization.

After the publication of this report, it has attracted wide attention from all walks of life. Some of them questioned the scientific nature of the public opinion poll. They believed that the majority of the respondents were female cadres and scientific and technological personnel, and could not represent the overall wishes of women.

So what information does the report reveal? " Men and women retire at the same age "Does it mean only a" one size fits all "of retirement age? The reporter interviewed Tan Lin, director of the all China Women's Federation women's Institute.

According to the report, 51.1% of the employees' age difference retirement policy is considered unreasonable. An average of 58.1% of the men and women retire at the same age agreed. For the same age retired men and women, an average of 66.8% agreed. In the interview, Tan Lin, director of the all China Women's Federation women's Institute, first said that this is an average figure.

Tan Lin: men and women cadres, technicians, and workers are averaging together. Only for workers, only forty-eight percent agreed, less than half. Among them, the cadres agreed more.

That is to say, women workers who are slightly higher than half do not agree to retire at the same age, while female cadres and female technicians support retirement at the same age. The survey shows that the difference in attitude towards the problem is related not only to class differences, but also to unit efficiency and personal economic benefits. Tan Lin said that the difference between them reflects the complexity of the retirement age of men and women. {page_break}

Tan Lin: different working conditions, working environment, and social security People who are in different states have different views on this issue.

The survey shows that both the female cadres and female technicians want to retire at the same age, or some women workers are willing to retire in advance. The root causes are closely related to economic factors.

Tan Lin: if people understand that retirement at the same age means that the retirement age of women now is the same as that of men, this is absoluteness. In fact, this argument is not that the problem should not be solved, but how to solve it. It is not a simplification or absolutization, or a policy that cannot be changed, or a knife cut into something.

Will the retirement age of men and women be affected by some people's concerns? Employment of young people Tan Lin said that young people's employment is a problem that the whole society should face.

Tan Lin: the employment pressure of young people is relatively large, which requires our government and people of the whole society to face and share together. Do not simply antagonistic to one age and another age, or one gender and another gender problem. The interests of the whole public and society can not be realized by sacrificing the interests of a certain group of people.

We also note that the survey also considers that in view of the different strata of women, different interests and needs and survival conditions, we need to consider the overall equality of women and the special needs of different classes. We also need to take into account the wishes and needs of men. The improvement of the existing retirement age should be carried out step by step in a targeted manner. Tan Lin said that the formulation and revision of the retirement policy in the future should reflect the principle of fairness, fairness and flexibility.

Tan Lin: we must see the situation of different groups, even the different working conditions of the same group, and the needs of different social security states. As long as we study the Information Science in all aspects of these information, I believe that the relevant departments are able to come up with a fair, just, phased and flexible package of policies to solve the problem, so that the situation of different groups can be improved.