Gender Equality Network at Barnett Waddingham

Our Gender Equality Network’s role is to promote and champion awareness of, and engagement in Gender Equality. Our work in this area has recently been recognised by the Women in Pensions Awards, which saw 22 individual nominations from across the firm and Barnett Waddingham nominated in the organisational category.

During the spread of Covid-19 in 2020, we recognised how the recent gains made in many sectors on gender equality began to be undermined, with job losses and caring responsibilities falling disproportionately on women, and gender-based violence increasing exponentially.

In this context, we work to bring focus and attention to the gender pensions gap. We go further than simply telling women to save more – we know the pension system is intrinsically biased towards men, creating stark disparities in wealth at retirement that need to be addressed at its core.

We considered fiscal, behavioural, and societal issues collectively, and set out actions for individuals, employers and policy-makers to create a more robust and inclusive pensions framework offering fairer solutions for all. As we start to ‘build back better’, women’s financial futures must be a core part of our agenda.

Our dedication to gender equality extends to our work in the wider industry, with our gender pay gap analysis and our pay gap analytics service.

READ OUR LATEST GENDER PAY GAP REPORT HERE