Women's pension pots 33% of men's at retirement age

Now Pensions finds women would have to work an extra 19 years to reach pension wealth levels of men

Jasmine Urquhart
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Women's pension pots 33% of men's at retirement age

Women retire with pension pots at just 33% the level of men’s, research from Now Pensions has found.

The 2024 Gender Pension Gap report - published today (7 February) in partnership with the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) - found women would need to work an extra 19 years on average to reach the ...

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