Women still lagging men in retirement saving - Scottish Widows

The 12th edition of the group's annual Women and Retirement report also found half of women (52%) are now saving adequately for their retirement compared with 60% of men. While this maintains the record high seen in 2015, however, the gap between men and women has widened since 2014, when 50% of women were saving  adequately compared with 55% of men. The report suggests shifting patterns in employment among women are also affecting their ability to save for retirement. Almost 1.5 million women in the UK are now self-employed - a 22% increase in four years and twice the rate of self-em...