Gender pensions gap to 'keep rising' as contribution levels fall

Analysis of pension pots from the consultancy through the Wealth and assets survey, found a smaller proportion of women contribute to their DC pots compared to men across all age groups, at 23% compared to 19% of men, while men aged 16 and over have double the median size of pots as women at £10,000 compared to £5,000. The survey highlighted only one-quarter (25%) of women in the middle of their career (aged 35 to 44) contributed to their pension, while one-third (33%) of men in this age group did, with men having almost double the pot size of women at this age (£12,000 compared to £6,70...