AMMAN —
A recent poll by the
Feminist Integral Center for Research and Innovation (FICRI) of 607 female pensioners, early retirees, and women who received a
single end-of-service payment on the topic of the Social Security Law showed
that half of those surveyed were the sole breadwinners of their household,
according to Al-Ghad News.
اضافة اعلان
Thirty percent of
those surveyed were women who were breadwinners alongside other family members.
The study found
that one-third of those polled had gone into early retirement, one-third were
pensioners, and one-third had received a single payment. These findings suggest
that the
Social Security Corporation’s (SSC) focus on “protecting women in
their old age” may be too narrow.
Around 69 percent
of those polled were against raising women’s retirement age to 60 years old,
citing early retirement as an option for women who want to take care of their
children.
Around 27 percent
of those polled said they were in favor of raising the retirement age, in order
to be able to increase their pensions and assume leadership positions.
However, around
32.5 percent of the women included in the poll believed that raising the
pension age to 60 would give them a chance to rise to positions of greater
responsibility and leadership.
The SSC allows
those who withdraw their entitlements to reinstate their subscription, provided
that they repay the money received plus interest, or restart subscription.
Of those polled, 51
percent had restarted their subscriptions, further highlighting the importance
of social security.
Read more National news
Jordan News
.jpg)
.jpg)
