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"Mr President, a lot of the figures in this report are well known, for example, the average gender pay gap being 17.5%, but I must say I was absolutely astonished to read that in the 50-59 age group – which is my own – the average earnings of women were just 67.5% that of men – approximately two-thirds of what men earn. I found this a frightening figure because not only does it mean that women in this age group are significantly less well off than men; it has huge implications for their pensions. In other words, it means that they are more likely to suffer poverty in old age.
The report also talks about interruptions to the careers of women for caring duties, etc., and I would not like to think that I live in a society that acquiesces in the fact that when women take time off to care where it is needed, they are more likely to suffer poverty in old age. I have to say I respectfully disagree with my colleague, Mr Rohde, who talks about equal opportunities. If it was as simple as that, I do not think we would have the problem we have now."@en1
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