All gender pay gap articles
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FeaturesThe Pension Commission’s challenge in seven charts
The Pensions Commission was (re)launched a week ago, with a broad remit but considerable constraints. Pensions Expert looks at some of the key challenges the commissioners are trying to solve.
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NewsWhat the Pensions Commission will do – and what it won’t
The government has set out the terms of reference for the Pensions Commission, but also omitted several areas as being “out of scope” – which has led one former pensions minister to warn that the commission has “one arm tied behind its back”.
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In DepthMind the gap: Pensions Commission urged to act on gender inequality
The government’s latest figures reveal a 48% gender pensions gap among those nearing retirement. Experts say the new Pensions Commission must address systemic inequalities and act fast to prevent a deepening crisis.
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NewsGovernment resurrects Pensions Commission to oversee adequacy review
Baroness Jeannie Drake – who was one of the authors of the Turner Report – is one of three senior figures tasked with investigating retirement income adequacy and inequalities.
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NewsWomen’s trust in pensions falters as pay and participation gaps persist
New research reveals a sharp gender divide in trust in the pensions system, as experts warn that lower pay, career breaks and patchy pension access continue to erode women’s confidence in retirement.
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NewsData shows gender pension gap is growing
New studies illustrate that the pension savings gap between men and women is growing and will continue to do so without positive action from employers and policymakers.
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OpinionHow salary exchange can improve women’s retirement outcomes
Susan Hope digs into the detail of Scottish Widows’ latest research into the gender pensions gap, and looks at ways to boost women’s pension savings.
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OpinionThe gender disparities in pension systems
Rosa Wright and Bethel Kyeza, interns at the Pensions Policy Institute, explore the many barriers and issues affecting women’s ability to save for retirement.
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NewsBleak prospects for women in retirement
Women may not be able to afford basics like food and heating when they retire, thanks to the ‘motherhood penalty’ and the gender pensions gap. What can we do to change things?
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NewsThe growing gender pension gap
The gender gap for new retirees taking the state pension has almost closed, but a new frontier in the battle against inequality is opening, according to LCP.
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OpinionEquality and pensions: Why they matter
Pensions serve as a useful lens by which to assess the result of a culmination of life’s inequalities, writes Alexandra Miles of the Pensions Equity Group.
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NewsWhat is going on with the gender pensions gap?
June 2023 saw the welcome publication of the first official data on the gender pension gap. However, the official data has important omissions and needs careful interpretation if the right conclusions are to be drawn.
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NewsDWP data shows the gender pension gap remains at 35%
According to the most recent data (2018 to 2020) issued by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) on 5 June 2023, the gender pensions gap (GPeG) in private pensions stands at 35%.
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NewsTUC: Act now or women will be condemned to retirement poverty
Women are more than twice as likely as men to miss out on being automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme, according to new analysis published by the TUC.
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NewsSingle mothers face £246,000 pension shortfall
Single mothers in the UK are facing a £246,000 shortfall in their pension pots compared with the average couple, and this is being further exacerbated by rising inflation and falling wages
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NewsUK gender wealth equity lags Europe at retirement
On the go: The UK has one of the largest gender wealth gaps in Europe, sitting below the global average and only just above the Netherlands, which is in last place for the continent.
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NewsOpperman: 12mn people are under-saving for retirement
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has told MPs that around 12mn people are under-saving for their retirement, accounting for 38 per cent of the nation’s working age population.
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PodcastsPodcast: Trustees struggling to guide members on inflation benefits
Podcast: A report from XPS Pensions suggests that members could reap £10,000 additional benefits by delaying retirement because of the way increases and inflation are calculated, but trustees are struggling to help them because of the “red tape” around advice. LCP partner Laura Amin is joined by Hymans Robertson partner Patrick Bloomfield to discuss benefits’ inflation calculation and advice, concerns about defined benefit funding, and the women’s state pension age investigation.
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NewsOmbudsman to speed up state pension age investigation
On the go: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is to adjust its approach to the remainder of its investigation into failures by the Department for Work and Pensions relating to changes to women’s state pension age, so it can “conclude the investigation as efficiently as possible”, having shared its preliminary views with interested parties.