Women increasingly taking action due to gender pensions gap fears

Holly Roach
clock • 2 min read

The gender pensions gap is prompting women to take action regarding their pension over fears for their financial future, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.

The consultancy revealed 44% of women in the UK are taking pension matters "into their own hands" as the gender pensions gap is leaving women worse off financially in retirement than their male cou...

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