澳大利亚的30小时退休金规则将大多数青少年排除在退休储蓄之外,加剧了性别差距。 Australia's 30-hour superannuation rule excludes most teens from retirement savings, worsening the gender gap.

澳大利亚的一项长期法律将大多数18岁以下的工人排除在强制性退休金范围之外,除非他们每周工作30小时以上,这对少女的影响格外严重,因为少女更有可能在零售和社区服务中兼职工作。 A long-standing Australian law excludes most under-18 workers from mandatory superannuation unless they work over 30 hours a week, disproportionately affecting teenage girls who are more likely to work part-time in retail and community services. 尽管女孩占18岁以下工人的55%,但由于工时限制,女孩只占领取超级工资者的35%。 Despite making up 55% of under-18 workers, girls represent only 35% of those receiving super due to the hours threshold. 维护者说,取消这一规则可以将覆盖面扩大到50万青年工人,在18岁前可能增加近2 500美元,通过复合利息退休后可能增加11 000美元。 Advocates say removing the rule could extend coverage to half a million young workers, potentially adding nearly $2,500 by age 18 and $11,000 more by retirement through compound interest. Jessica Dawson这样的年轻工人在15岁开始工作,没有超级超能力,这突出表明了当前制度缺乏认识和公平。 Young workers like Jessica Dawson, who began working at 15 without super, highlight the lack of awareness and fairness in the current system. 虽然政府推行了其他改革, 包括从2026年开始的发薪日超级津贴, 超级成员理事会敦促立即采取行动, 消除30小时规则, While the government has introduced other reforms, including payday super starting in 2026, the Super Members Council urges immediate action to eliminate the 30-hour rule to close the gender gap in retirement savings from the start of a young person’s career.