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​Women nearing retirement have 46% less pension wealth than men, PPI finds

By 2026-09-15T08:02:00

Gender pay gap, pensions gap

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Gendered working patterns have the biggest impact on the divide, reducing the median pension wealth of women aged 55 to 59 by 39% relative to men.

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