In Sweden, 'patrol of old ladies' seek gender equal pensions
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00:00 They are dubbed the "women's patrol".
00:05 Donning their red hats, they protest here outside the Swedish parliament every Thursday,
00:10 demanding a reform of the pension system.
00:13 In Sweden, women's pensions trail behind that of men by almost 30 percent, due in large
00:18 part to lower salaries on average and less consistent career paths.
00:22 "We are going on until we die to stand here asking for a new system.
00:28 We have been here for 10 years.
00:30 We have been demonstrating more than, we say, 300 times outside the Swedish parliament
00:36 and we are going to stand here until they change the system."
00:41 Sweden goes by a "point system".
00:43 The more one works, the higher the pension.
00:46 Initially set at 61, the legal retirement age has steadily climbed, adjusted for the
00:51 increase in life expectancy and evolving economic conditions.
00:56 The minimum retirement age is expected to reach 64 by 2026, but in reality many Swedes
01:02 continue working until much later.
01:05 Rona is still a caregiver at 68 years of age.
01:08 "I could have more money.
01:10 It's important so I can have a good life after I stop."
01:17 In Sweden, two-thirds of those over 60, considered seniors, are still in the workforce, three
01:22 times more than in France.
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