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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

SHOCKING: Menopause and caring responsibilities contributing to pensions gender gap - What They Never Told You

Two-fifths of women did not plan financially for their career break, according to a Scottish Widows report (picture posed by model/Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

The projected gap in the amount of cash that men and women are set to have in their private pensions at retirement has grown since last year, according to an annual report.

Scottish Widows estimated that the median total private pension wealth for women at retirement is £173,000 – £113,000 less than the average of £286,000 for men.

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