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Voluntary super: a good way to increase women's dependence on men

  • Written by Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
Voluntary super: a good way to increase women's dependence on menHaving more money now means less money, and more dependence, later.Shutterstock

Making super contributions voluntary for people earning less than A$50,000 a year, as proposed by Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, would be a backward step for women.

It would predominantly be used by women, because more women earn less than A$50,000 than men. In 2016-17, 3...

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