Gender Pension Gap: Die Kluft ist riesig
Die Ansprüche von 65- bis 79jährigen Frauen aus der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung lagen nach den jüngsten vorliegenden Vergleichszahlen aus dem 2016 rund 42% hinter denen der Männer. Damit steht Deu
Children of Single Parents: In the Poverty Trap
Almost half of all children of single parents in Germany experience poverty. This means that they and the parent with whom the roughly one million girls and boys affected live have to make do - for a
Long-term Care is a Public Responsibility
The state is of vital importance for a functioning long-term care system. The needs of people who require long-term care, especially if they are socially deprived, are met better by those countries, i
Max Planck Junior Scientist Receives Award
Laura Dobusch, member of the Max Planck Fellow Group at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy has recently been awarded by the Institut Mensch, Ethik und Wissenschaft (IMEW) for he
European Policy for Inclusive Ageing Societies
European Policy for Inclusive Ageing Societies - Ageing in Europe: A new book presents evidence on how to reinforce social and economic inclusion in spite of population ageing Pressemitteilung (PDF)
EU Commissioner honors the work of SHARE
At the recent SHARE meeting, Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, stressed the importance of sound data to build up international and country-specific knowledge on ageing.