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.

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11 March 2021
Bectu has been working with UNI MEI to apply pressure at an EU level for a reassessment of…
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Blog
Philippa Childs, head of Bectu · 8 March 2021
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge, and Trade…
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Blog
Mike Clancy · 5 March 2021
This week’s budget lacks ambition and, despite some good measures, falls short of what…
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Blog
Anna Phillips · 5 March 2021
Looking back at some key milestones led by women in the trade union movement that have…
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3 March 2021
The furlough extension and the Film and TV Production Restart Scheme are the only pieces of…
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3 March 2021
Bectu has responded to news that the Chancellor will announce an extension to the furlough…
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2 March 2021
Bectu has co-signed a letter organised by Excluded UK, urging the Chancellor to extend the…
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News
1 March 2021
The Chancellor risks doing permanent damage to the economy unless he reconsiders his…
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24 February 2021
Philippa Childs has written to the Chancellor, urging him to use the Spring Budget to extend…
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24 February 2021
Prospect has warned the government that ending the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme…
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