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When having a baby , short-changes women’s pensions – illegally.
I’m really glad that I found Felicia and this conversation on her linked in feed. She has joined Pension PlayPen and I was not gracious enough to get connected. I’ve read this thread and realise my mistake – this is … Continue reading
Women are changing business in London and wider!
Blimey, I am so pleased to read this article and find the liberty this young lady being promoted by a boss at her company. I think back when I was in my twenties and we had no enterprise opportunities of … Continue reading
Congratulations to everyone who has won anything this week
It is obviously award winning season… Or should I be paying attention to this? I don’t doubt the capacity of the pensions (or should I say financial products) society to throw parties. Not only are the parties extremely motivating for … Continue reading
A shortened history of women’s football
The bans on women’s association football , went on for 50 years, surely one of the most misogynistic acts in the UK in the 20th century. You can read the full story here. Even today problems persist. The FT rather … Continue reading
How men create a false narrative about women and pensions.
This is more of marketing’s capture of women’s issues; men driving the debate to link products to sexual politics. It’s patriarchal, patronising and contemptible. The debate on equality is not going to be solved by the financial services industry and … Continue reading
Women’s days are not one and done!
International Woman’s day is over and I bet a lot of men like me are thinking it’s time to get back to BAU. BAU is sadly summed up by this report from Prospect that shows that New figures show … Continue reading
Sorting the Pension Gender Gap needs more than a nudge
I’ve turned back to the research done by State Street and People’s Pension on the pension adequacy. The report came out a while ago and it’s not had the attention it needs or deserves, you can read it here. … Continue reading
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Eve McDougall – her struggle
Thanks to Eve McDougall and Anita Boniface for permission to republish this article first written for Women2matter. Eve recalls her experience of being sent to an adult Victorian prison when she was just 15 years old. Over 30 years ago, … Continue reading
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Choosing to challenge male solutions to retirement planning
Many women are brilliant with money, most household budgets are managed by women and women are better risk-takers, rarely exposing themselves to the kind of catastrophic breakdowns in personal finance that are such a curse on us men. These … Continue reading
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Deprivation’s the killer – Covid’s an agent; Adele Groyer explains.
Inequalities in mortality before and during the pandemic http://www.covid-arg.com By Adele Groyer for COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Summary All-cause mortality in England ordinarily has a steep gradient by deprivation. While living in a more deprived … Continue reading