Linking gender and superannuation

Therese MacDermott

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the failure of the existing legal and regulatory framework of superannuation in Australia to recognise and address sources of systemic and structural inequality for women, which are reflected in current superannuation entitlements. The article seeks to explain why anti-discrimination procedures have not been adequate to remedy these inequalities, and analyses the treatment of women's paid and unpaid work within the current framework. The article ultimately seeks to identify superannuation law and policy as a further manifestation of the prevailing formalistic concept of equality which perpetuates gender inequality.
LanguageEnglish
Pages271-297
Number of pages27
JournalInternational Journal of Discrimination and the Law
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

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MacDermott, Therese. / Linking gender and superannuation. In: International Journal of Discrimination and the Law. 1997 ; Vol. 2, No. 4. pp. 271-297.
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In: International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1997, p. 271-297.

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