Securing her future Addressing the women’s pensions gap
Is it right that women need to start work from age 3... or work to age 84... to achieve the same pension as men?
For almost six years now:pensions has been campaigning about the Gender Pensions Gap - the difference in pension savings between men and women. In June 2025, their work towards “Fair Pensions For All” led them to be awarded the esteemed “Thought Leadership and Campaign” award in the UK Pensions Awards. They have worked with several publications, notably Glamour UK and Cosmpolitan magazines, in spreading awareness of this key issue that affects more than half the population.
Their first Gender Pension Gap report, published in 2019, showed that women reach retirement age (65) with a savings gap of £101,000, compared to men. Fast forward to 2025 and that gap is higher at £136,000.
To put it another way - to end up with the same pension as a man, a woman would have to work either:
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An additional 19 years to age 84, or
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Start working from age 3
In this session, we'll take a closer look at the reasons and causes of the huge gap and consider what changes could help women to save more for their pension throughout their working lives.
Understanding the women's pension gap is crucial for ensuring a secure financial future for half the population and has significant implications for every organisation. Join our exclusive one-hour webinar, designed for all board directors, as we unpack the current state of this disparity and explore its multifaceted causes.
Hosted by IoD Glass Ceiling Chair Vanessa dal Busco, join Gender Pensions Gap expert Samantha Gould and policy expert Lizzy Holliday in exploring the latest research from now:pensions and the independent Pension Policy Institute (PPI) to hear more about what the figures are telling us and how we can start moving towards solution, in line with expected policy changes from the Government.
Speakers
Lizzy Holliday
Lizzys background includes over 15 years’ experience as a professional policy maker – working both in Government and with a leading industry body.
Samantha Gould
Since joining now:pensions in 2019, Sam has written six reports on “underpensioned” groups and the women’s pension gap, with her work featuring in Glamour UK, Good Housekeeping and Red magazines.
Vanessa Dal Busco - Chair, IoD Glass Ceiling Group
Vanessa Dal Busco is Chair of IoD Glass Ceiling Group, Vice Chair IoD International Trade Group, Senior Vice President at Aldgate Ward Club, Liveryman and on the livery committee at Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights and studying her Master of Arts in Serious and Violent Crime researching Violence Against Women and Girls. Vanessa is CEO of Ad Lumin which works with leading brands and people on purpose driven communications.
Sponsors
Now: Pensions Ltd
now:pensions is an award-winning UK workplace pension provider. We look after the pension savings of millions of members on behalf of tens of thousands of employers from a wide range of industries.
We have a clear mission – to help everyone save for a more financially secure future. We’re dedicated to helping our members make the most of their pension savings and get a retirement they can enjoy. And, we’re fighting for a fairer pension system that benefits everyone. By highlighting pension inequalities and campaigning for change, we’re helping more pension savers get the kind of retirement they want.
We are the UK's third largest auto enrolment pension provider by number of members.
now:pensions is part of the Cardano Group. Cardano Group is a market leader in providing risk and investment management services designed to make pension outcomes more stable and robust.
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