Same retirement age for all

The retirement age, rather whether it should be raised or not, has sparked a public debate in these times of aging population. The decision of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that it would consider raising the retirement age for women seems to have intensified the debate.

The official retirement age for men, according to 1978 regulations, is 60. Ordinary woman workers retire at 50, and woman cadres at 55.

About 91 percent of the nearly 1.47 million people who responded to an online survey on Qq.com last year said the retirement age should not be raised. Many people even say that early retirement benefits women.