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Pension Saving in a Gendered Lifecourse

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Hayley James seeks to challenge the hetero-patriarchal assumptions in pension provision. She examines how pension systems are not gender-neutral, and argues that, to resolve gendered inequalities i...
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Despite automatic enrolment in work pension schemes, private saving for pensions in the UK is relatively low, with most people under-pensioned in later life and reliant on the state pension. In this book, Hayley James shows that equally significant is that women save far less for old age than men. Indeed, her detailed research reveals the ways in which pension saving, as an everyday practice of finance, is shaped by gender and how this evolves over the lifecourse. The book challenges the hetero-patriarchal assumptions in pension systems by demonstrating the ways in which they are not gender-neutral since they assume behaviours that marginalize the lived experiences of women. The book makes a compelling case to resolve gendered inequalities in pensions by changing pension provision to better suit the realities of lived experience.

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Price: £24.99
Pages: 160
Publisher: Agenda Publishing
Imprint: Agenda Publishing
Publication Date: 20 November 2025
Trim Size: 9.20 X 6.15 in
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / General, Pensions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, LAW / Pension Law, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Retirement Planning, Gender studies: women and girls, Pensions, old-age provisions and private compensation, Retirement, Personal finance

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This compelling book challenges the idea that women are simply ‘poor men’ in pension systems. Hayley James shows with clarity and originality how gendered lifecourses shape saving, and why pensions must be reimagined to reflect the realities of diverse lives.

1. Introduction

2. Gender Inequalities in pensions and assets

3. Starting off

4. Parenthood

5. Established Adulthood

6. Conclusion