Thinking about retirement at a young age

A lecture on old-age and pension provision aimed specifically at women will take place in Bocholt on Wednesday, 20 November. It starts at 7 pm in the Europa-Haus Bocholt (Adenauerallee 59). The Equal Opportunities Officer of the City of Bocholt, Astrid Schupp, invites interested women to attend. Participation is free of charge.

Registrations are accepted by e-mail from the Equal Opportunities Office of the City of Bocholt at gleichstellung(at)bocholt(dot)de.

Women often earn less than men, work more part-time and give up their careers more often because of their families. But how can this cycle be broken? How can women build up their own pension provision?

A pension counsellor will show various ways to build up a statutory pension. The effects of parental leave, part-time work and unpaid care work on one's own pension will be examined. What do mini-jobs do to the pension insurance account? What happens to pension entitlements after a divorce? The law on surviving dependants' pensions is also discussed.

The event is part of the "Woman+Job" series organised by the municipal equal opportunities officers in the Borken district. More information and offers can be found on the Borken district website.