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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1 April 2020
Bectu has welcomed three schemes launched by Creative Scotland to support freelancers in the…
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30 March 2020
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28 March 2020
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27 March 2020
After feedback from members relating to the Chancellor’s support for the self-employed,…
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26 March 2020
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Bectu freelance members · 25 March 2020
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25 March 2020
The Scottish Government and the Scottish Trades Union Congress have agreed Fair Work…
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
More than 7,000 freelance workers in the creative industries have written to their MPs in…
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24 March 2020
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