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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Mike Clancy · 19 December 2025
Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy, reflects back on the progress that has been made…
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Philippa Childs · 18 December 2025
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs looks back on 2025.
Five years on from the upheaval of the…
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17 December 2025
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs, responding to Baroness Hodge’s review into Arts Council England,…
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16 December 2025
Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect union, responding to the passing of the Employment…
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16 December 2025
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs responding to the BBC Charter Renewal launch said: “We welcome the…
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16 December 2025
Responding to the Government’s announcement of a relaunch of the Creative Industries Council as…
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11 December 2025
Prospect has called out the House of Lords for its “cynical wrecking tactics” after the upper…
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9 December 2025
At the beginning of November, 40 young members of Prospect made their way to our London…
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8 December 2025
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs reacting to the proposed takeover of Warner Brothers by Netflix…
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Kieren Walters, Director of Communications and Research · 5 December 2025
Last week saw an important change to the Employment Rights Bill that is currently going through…
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