> Well, women (at least in Italy or Europe I guess) can retire earlier than men.

I'm from the US and haven't heard of this before. Is there a widespread rationale for this? As a whole, women live longer, so equating "retired years" doesn't seem plausible.

In the US, you get (easy) access to 401k and IRA at 59.5 years old, and social security can't be claimed until 62. Gender doesn't matter.

I think this wikipedia article is some proof that there is widespread adoption at least.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age

As for the UK: the Womens retirement age used to be 60, but it has been steadily rising for some time, until at one point it was brought to parity for eligibility for state pensions. (a move that was marred with protest by those wishing for "equality"? somehow)

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/10/thousan...

There is a gender difference in many countries worldwide - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age , with women often getting to retire 5 years earlier. The differences used to be more common, now many countries have equalized the retirement age where it used to be different, and many of those where there currently is a difference are phasing it out.

I'd seriously consider putting on a believable show for 5 years earlier retirement...