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How the Gender Pension Gap Compounds Over a Career
In Episode 87 of Women at Work with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack the gender pension gap—a financial shortfall that hits women far harder than the raw pay gap suggests. They walk through a concrete scenario: a woman earning $60,000 who takes five years off for caregiving, returns at a lower salary, and ends up with roughly 30% less in retirement savings than a male peer who never stepped away. The hosts explain how lower lifetime earnings, fewer years in the workforce, and the tendency to invest more conservatively create a triple hit. They also discuss policy fixes like auto-enrollment in…
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