Closing the gender gap in pensions

Ann Prendergast, managing director and head of relationship management, Ireland, for State Street Global Advisors, calls time on the pensions gender gap

Ann Prendergast

To mark International Women’s Day last month, SSGA installed the bronze figure of the ‘Fearless Girl’ on Wall Street to draw attention to the importance of having greater gender diversity on corporate boards and in company leadership positions. That challenge also extends to the area of pension savings.

Many people find it difficult to save enough for retirement, but continual income differentials and competing responsibilities unfortunately add extra dimensions to that challenge for ...