Defamilisation/familisation measures and pensions in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Sam Wai Kam Yu*, Liam Foster, Ruby Chui Man Chau, Yuk Pun Yu

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    Abstract

    This article discusses the link between familisation measures (to lower the negative consequences of participating in the family as a care-provider) and defamilisation measures (to reduce individual responsibility for providing care in the family), and pensions for women. To enhance women’s chance of having a secure retirement life, it makes two suggestions: government should provide defamilisation measures to assist women to accumulate pension income through work-based pension measures; and government should provide familisation measures extensively as an alternative to these measures. It also demonstrates how the case examples of Hong Kong and Taiwan provide support to these two suggestions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)161-176
    Number of pages16
    JournalJournal of Aging and Social Policy
    Volume33
    Issue number2
    Early online date11 Jan 2021
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Mar 2021

    User-Defined Keywords

    • defamilisation measures
    • Familisation measures
    • pensions
    • women

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