Do Social Security benefits rules perpetuate marital status and gender inequalities?
Revisions to Social Security, including caregiver credits for years in which a worker had no/low earnings, could mitigate disparities in late-life economic security.
Authors
- Pamela J. Smock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-1893)
- Deborah Carr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-5303)
- Leping Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8071-422X)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- Vanderbilt Health (US)
- Center For Social Innovation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Gerontologist
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf158
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20