The study looked at retirement ages for men and women in Italy. Despite women's increasing education levels, they still retire later than men due to lower employment rates and fragmented careers. The researchers used data from the Labour Force Survey to analyze this. They found that women with medium and low education levels retire later than men with the same education, while highly educated women retire earlier than men. The study suggests that pension policies disadvantage women with lower education levels unless work-life balance policies are improved.