- 63% of women admit to having no pension provision
- 55% of women have never considered a pension
- Men are more proactive and confident than women about their retirement income
- Insights point to a pension pay gap of (10%) for future female retirees
25 February 2019: According to a new survey commissioned by leading Pensions provider, Aviva, planning for retirement is way down the priority list for women in Ireland, with only (6%) of women surveyed perceiving it as being a high priority. The Behaviour & Attitudes Survey of over 1,000 adults nationwide reveals that over 6 in 10 (63%) of women surveyed said they do not have a private pension with over half (55%) of these women admitting they had never considered putting one in place. Almost half (47%) of men cited having a pension, compared with only (37%) of women, which represents a pension pay gap of (10%) and could point to a future of financial disempowerment amongst future female retirees.
When asked about the prospect of auto-enrolment, over 2 in 5 (43%) men were aware of the Government’s plans, when compared to 1 in 3 (33%) of women. A larger cohort of men (64%) were also found to be in favour of auto-enrolment in comparison with (58%) of women surveyed. When asked about security of their future retirement income, almost 2 in 3 (59%) men indicated a higher level of confidence when compared to only 2 in 5 (40%) women, suggesting greater levels of concern amongst females when it comes to pension provisions.
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