"They are a little penalized by the postponement of the equal age, we absolutely do not disagree", agreed the minister on the set of the program "Public Hearing" (Public Senate / LCP / Le Figaro), questioned by journalists on the consequences of the pension reform for the careers of women, whose fate is at the heart of criticism from the unions and the left.
"Women, in order to be able to reach their contribution period, use, and this is quite legitimate, quarters validated by child. This allows them to more easily access the minimum quarters to be able to validate a retirement without a discount", detailed Mr. Riester.
“The quarters per child do not play on the postponement of the age, they play on the contribution period”, he continued.
“On this point in particular they are a little more impacted than men”.
A statement that goes in the direction of a document presented Monday by the government as the impact study of its bill.
We learn that overall, between the increases in the legal age (64 years in 2030), the contribution period (accelerated to reach 43 years from 2027) and the various "derogatory provisions", the average age departure should go from a little under 63 today to 64 and a half for future retirees who will leave in twenty years.
Without the reform, they would stop at 64.
A global effort of six months which covers strong disparities, in particular between men and women: the gap will in fact go from simple to double between the first (4 months) and the seconds (8 months) for the 1980 generation.
“On the other hand, we have a device, which is to their advantage, which is the device in particular for long careers of parental leave, which was not the case previously”, declared Franck Riester.
Periods of parental leave will in future be taken into account, according to the pension reform project, a measure "fairer for women", according to the government.
This is something positive,” argued Mr. Riester, also considering that the revaluation of “the minimum pension will particularly benefit women”.
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