Closing the Gap: Redefining women’s financial journeys to level the playing field

Recent Irish Life research found that Ireland’s gender pension gap currently stands at 36%, meaning that women would need to work 8 years more than men to finish up with the same pension savings. Gender specific messaging at key stages along the journey was found to be key for levelling the playing field, like boosting awareness early in the journey when women tend to take time out of work. This expert panel will discuss the ways and means of companies to boost financial literacy and help people to get comfortable with how their pension works and how different life events can impact it. The panel will also outline why the emergence of Auto-Enrolment should ideally pave the way for gender proofing pension policy, unpack what that actually means and examine how progressive this new scheme is when viewed through a gender balance lens.