Three in 5 (60%) girls have didn’t do any pension planning outdoors office auto-enrolment, based on a brand new report printed to coincide with Worldwide Ladies’s Day at this time.
This compares to 46% of males, based on the survey over 2,000 UK adults by My Pension Professional.
The survey additionally discovered that 15% of employed UK girls have no idea whether or not they have a office pension or how a lot they contribute to it.
Ladies with a office pension have been much less more likely to be maintaining observe of funding efficiency, with solely 44% of ladies realizing how their pension is performing in comparison with 60% of males.
Lily Megson, coverage director at My Pension Professional, stated the analysis prompt that the gender pensions hole is slowly narrowing however referred to as for the Authorities and employers to place extra monetary schooling initiatives in place.
She stated: “It’s clear that extra must be executed to get girls partaking with their pension planning each out and in of the office – that is the place the federal government and employers should step in.
“It’s crucial that sturdy monetary schooling and pension monitoring instruments are made broadly accessible for the UK workforce, and extra importantly, that correct encouragement and help is given to interact with them. Solely then will girls be capable of be really financially empowered and absolutely engaged with their pension.”
Wealth and funding supervisor Shut Bothers additionally lately referred to as for extra employers to assist their employees with monetary schooling and wellbeing.
• Opinium surveyed 2,000 UK adults on-line on behalf of My Pension Professional between 26 and 31 January.
