Women continue to retire with significantly less pension income than men.

Our research shows the gender pension gap stands at 32.9%, leaving many women facing financial disadvantage later in life, when there is little opportunity to make up the difference.

Driven by caring responsibilities, lower lifetime earnings, and inequalities within the pensions system itself, the gap remains largely ignored by government.

Prospect is calling for urgent action to measure, monitor and tackle the gender pension gap, ensuring women can look forward to a more secure retirement.

News
31 July 2026
Bectu has responded to the Government’s Timely Payment consultation, warning that proposals to…
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Blog
30 July 2026
Prospect’s members’ survey 2026 gathered 5,821 responses from across the union’s…
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Head of Bectu Philippa Childs
14 July 2026
Philippa Childs has announced she will step down from her role in January 2027 after more than…
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9 July 2026
Bectu has urged the Government to strengthen proposed legislation on the use of non-disclosure…
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6 July 2026
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26 June 2026
Prospect conference has voted to support a strengthened UK relationship with the European…
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Mike Clancy · 24 June 2026
Reflecting on Prospect’s National Conference in Brighton earlier this month, Prospect…
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23 June 2026
Prospect members proudly took part in this year’s Pride Cymru parade in Cardiff on 13 June,…
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News
23 June 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Senedd election, Prospect Cymru was at the forefront of…
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