Feminists in the UK call for lower pension age for women, say it's "equality."

coops678 · 2017-10-16T07:10:37+00:00

It is very telling that at no point do they articulate what actual "injustice" or "unfairness" they have suffered. For the simple reason: they haven't. They have had a privileged bias removed, and boy are they pissed about it. And now they want it back, in the name of.... "equality". The irony is amazing.

Double irony: women have a longer life expectancy, so even with equal pension ages, women can expect significantly more from an identical pension as a man, on average. Equality here might actually be a lower men's pension age, such that the average pensionable life expectancy is roughly identical.

MagicTampon · 2017-10-16T05:43:02+00:00

Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others.

ThePigmanAgain · 2017-10-16T08:19:34+00:00

It should be the other way 'round. Women live longer, they should have to work longer.

MraBob · 2017-10-16T07:02:56+00:00

Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)

Can't make this shit up.

4vfz2ps34j · 2017-10-16T08:03:26+00:00

Shouldn't men be allowed to retire on benefits sooner? They're far more likely to be killed at work and live much shorter lives than women on average.

jeff_the_nurse · 2017-10-16T11:14:41+00:00

When you're privileged, equality can feel like oppression.

2017-10-16T11:11:54+00:00

66=64. to say otherwise is "misogyny".

Rockbottom503 · 2017-10-16T14:26:40+00:00

They won’t be happy until women can retire upon graduation from university! I’m yet to see any sort of coherent argument on how they suffer any sort of detriment beyond a man who cannot claim a state pension until he’s 65..... as men have ALWAYS had to. The entire group is just butthurt women, pissed off that they were born a bit before the goalposts to qualify early. It doesn’t matter where the goalposts are set, there will always be a group of women somewhere who can’t retire at 60 if they move them again! Maybe I’m just getting grumpy in my old age and my chivalry for women is all but worn out but they’re the women who fought for equality with men, now they’re pissed that being treated equally to men means they’re not being treated equally with older women..... what the hell does that tell you about your structural bias against women that you fought against in the first place?

IronJohnMRA · 2017-10-16T13:06:40+00:00

why ?

Because feminists want men working to support women, not the other way around. Look for more pushes in the future to lower the pension age even further. For women only.

Spoonwood · 2017-10-16T13:14:48+00:00

I didn't see them calling a lowering of the pension age 'equality', though I could have missed it. I did see them calling equal pension age an 'injustice' and saying that the pension age should get lowered for women (only). In other words, lack of female privilege is an injustice. And to that I could not disagree more.

2017-10-16T15:04:06+00:00

since men dies sooner it should be the other way around

2017-10-16T15:21:32+00:00

Maybe we should consider that loss fair trade for all the women who receive their husband's pension benefits as his beneficiary every year, seeing as men die a half decade sooner than their spouses, on average?

McGauth925 · 2017-10-16T18:27:40+00:00

One reason to look under every rock for signs of victimhood is to use it for justification for special treatment. Then, it's not sexism; it's parity.

Cabbagepant · 2017-10-16T22:11:18+00:00

Feminists in victimhood gimme gimme gimme free stuff because vagina shocker.

nforne · 2017-10-16T17:57:51+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree that the state pension age of women should be brought in line with that of men, but I do actually have sympathy for this small group of women.

They were very close to retirement when they were told they'd need to work for an extra 5 years. That must have screwed up so many retirement plans.

And most will be married, so it affects their husbands too.

Edit: 5 years not 10

Edit 2: here's a typical story:

Just before I was 60 I was told my State Pension would be delayed and I would not receive this until about 62, so I altered my private pensions accordingly. Then not long afterwards they have moved the goal posts again and I am not able to retired until I am actually 65, this has had a financial impact upon me. I also miss out on free bus/train passes and the only service I receive in free prescriptions.

Looking at it financially I have lost out on income for a period of 5 years Government pension, and I have received no compensation for this loss from the Government. I have also been made redundant twice since I have been 60 and I honestly feel my age goes against me, although companies would not admit this or imply it.

I now find out that my friend who is 5 months older than me will receive her pension this November. Why is it that I have to go a further 2 years before I receive a pension? I cannot not understand the logic or reasoning behind this calculation.

rg57 · 2017-10-17T02:38:49+00:00

So it's not enough that they live longer and draw on the pensions more... the start age has to be lowered TOO?

Title	Feminists in the UK call for lower pension age for women, say it's "equality."
Author	BlueOrange22
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Date	October 16, 2017 3:58 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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