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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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What can be done about the ‘great gender pension chasm’?

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‘The vast inequality between private pension pots for men and women is alarming.’ Photograph: Tim Ayers/Alamy

Thank you for the depiction of the “great gender pension chasm”, (Women’s private pensions worth 35% less than men’s in Great Britain, 5 June). It is something we’ve long been concerned about and tracked for a number of years, examining how it has persistently shaped women’s retirement prospects for the worse.

The vast inequality between private pension pots for men and women is alarming. The findings of the latest Department for Work and Pensions gender pension report show the need to overhaul the system and promote awareness around the gender pension gap.

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