Resumen (inglés)

This report suggests that policy would benefit if a gender gap in pensions indicator (GGP) was available on a regular basis.It argues that a GGP indicator can be easily produced across the European Union on an annual basis; it can investigate the nature of the pension gap and the dimensions of the problem for different population groups and different institutional settings; it can point the way to further work.

The report indicates that the large international literature concludes that gaps are the result of three facts: Women participate less in the labour market; they work fewer hours and/or years; they receive lower wages.

The report estimates that the pension gap in Europe is very wide. The EU-27 average is 39%.