Gender Gap Archives - Pension Policy International

22MayMay 22, 2026

Informality, Gender and Aging. Cumulative Inequalities and Intergenerational Effects

By Haut Comissariat Au Plan Since 2021, His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s High Guidance on social development has driven a structural project to extend social protection, focusing on the expansion of mandatory health coverage, the gradual integration of self-employed workers into pension schemes, and the introduction of universal family allowances. The New Development Model sets out this vision by establishing objectives in terms of decent employment, the economic inclusion of women, and intergenerational sustainability. The analysis presented in this report examines, in...

May 22, 2026

Books, Books, Labor Market, Reports2026, Gender Gap, Informal Sector, Labor Market, Morocco

22MayMay 22, 2026

Low female employment and informality threaten Morocco’s social protection goals

Morocco’s low female labor participation, widespread informal employment, and rapidly aging population are putting growing pressure on the sustainability of pensions and social protection systems, according to a new HCP report. The study argues that extending social coverage alone will not be enough without deeper reforms aimed at expanding formal employment and increasing women’s participation in the economy. Low female participation in the labor market, the persistence of informal employment, and rapid demographic aging are putting increasing pressure on Morocco’s...

May 22, 2026

NewsGender Gap, Labor Market, Morocco

18MayMay 18, 2026

UK. Government-backed Pensions Commission calls for action on gender savings gap

A shake-up of pensions in Britain must involve measures to close the gap in retirement savings between men and women, the revived Pensions Commission is to tell ministers. According to the government-backed body, women approaching retirement have on average half the private pension savings of men, with a median pension wealth of £81,000 versus £156,000. The commission, which is expected to publish its interim report on the long-term future of the retirement system this week, said it would look at how the government...

May 18, 2026

NewsGender Gap, Regulation, UK

15MayMay 15, 2026

A PRISMA-Based Systematic Review of Gender Inequality in Uruguay’s Pension System

By Emre Kurt This paper examines the gendered effects of pension and retirement systems in Uruguay through a systematic literature review, motivated by persistent inequalities arising from contributory social protection models that reflect labor-market disparities and unequal caregiving responsibilities. Using the PRISMA 2020 framework, the study identifies and evaluates 21 relevant studies selected from an initial pool of 205 records, applying a gender-audit approach to distinguish between research with central and partial gender analysis. The findings reveal a methodologically diverse...

May 15, 2026

Articles, System Characterization2026, Equality, Gender Gap, Public Policy, Uruguay

20MarMarch 20, 2026

Non-contributory Pension Programs and Intra-household Inequality

By José L. Casco Non-contributory pension schemes are increasingly prevalent as countries seek to combat poverty, yet their role in shaping inequality remains underexplored. This paper studies how such programs alter intra-household inequality using data from Mexican household income and expenditure surveys. The analysis first examines a local pension program in Mexico City, embedding an age-based quasi-experimental design to identify beneficiaries within a structural model of extended households. Results show that the program shifted resources from men to women and...

March 20, 2026

Articles, Pension Management2026, Equality, Gender Gap, Mexico, Social Pensions

12MarMarch 12, 2026

Nigeria. PenCom targets one million informal women for pension

The National Pension Commission has officially launched an ambitious drive to enrol one million women into the Personal Pension Plan, marking a significant shift in its strategy to extend financial security to Nigeria’s vast informal sector. The initiative was unveiled by the Director-General of PenCom, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, during an outreach campaign held to commemorate International Women’s Day on Tuesday in Lagos. Speaking to market women and entrepreneurs at Mile 12 Market in Lagos, she highlighted the urgent need to bridge...

March 12, 2026

NewsCoverage, Gender Gap, Nigeria

11MarMarch 11, 2026

How to fix the UK’s 37% pension gap

The UK’s gender pension gap is one of the largest in the developed world. On average, British women retire with pensions around 37% lower than men’s, according to OECD data.1 That gives us the second-largest gender pension gap among the 38 developed economies the organisation looks at. This isn’t just a statistic. It translates into: Less financial independence in later life Greater reliance on partners or the state Higher risk of poverty in retirement More difficult choices about when (or whether)...

March 11, 2026

NewsGender Gap, UK

09MarMarch 9, 2026

EU Gender Equality Progress Slowed by Persistent Pension Gap

According to a report from Euronews, full gender equality across the European Union remains a distant prospect, estimated to be at least five decades away. This outlook persists despite acknowledged advancements in women's representation in leadership and a narrowing pay gap. A primary area of concern is the disparity in pension benefits. Data from 2024 indicates that the average pension for women aged 65 and over in the EU was one quarter lower than that for men. This gap was...

March 9, 2026

NewsEU, Gender Gap

06MarMarch 6, 2026

Closing the gender income gap: from paycheck to pension

By Allianz Research Women have made measurable progress over recent decades in narrowing gender pay gaps and increasing labor-force participation – but structural gaps persist. Across the OECD, the unadjusted gender pay gap – the percentage difference between the average earnings of all men and all women without accounting for differences in job type, hours worked, experience or seniority – has declined from 21% in the early 2000s to 13.7% in 2024, and female labor-force participation has risen steadily to 71%, compared with 81% of men. However, single metrics do not capture the full economic impact...

March 6, 2026

Books, Books, Labor Market, Reports2026, Equality, Gender Gap, Income, Pension design

26FebFebruary 26, 2026

EU’s pension gender gap persists as women receive 24.5% less

Women aged 65 or over in the EU received pensions that were 24.5% lower on average than men in 2024. The biggest average pension gaps were recorded in Malta (40.3%), the Netherlands (36.3%) and Austria (35.6), Eurostat informed on Wednesday. The smallest gaps were in Estonia (5.6%), Slovakia (8.4%) and Hungary (9.6%). Alongside averages, the data also compares pensions using the median — the middle value in a range — which is less affected by a small number of very high or...

February 26, 2026

NewsEU, Gender Gap

May 2026

Informality, Gender and Aging. Cumulative Inequalities and Intergenerational Effects

Low female employment and informality threaten Morocco’s social protection goals

UK. Government-backed Pensions Commission calls for action on gender savings gap

A PRISMA-Based Systematic Review of Gender Inequality in Uruguay’s Pension System

March 2026

Nigeria. PenCom targets one million informal women for pension

How to fix the UK’s 37% pension gap

EU Gender Equality Progress Slowed by Persistent Pension Gap

Closing the gender income gap: from paycheck to pension

February 2026

EU’s pension gender gap persists as women receive 24.5% less