Pension Saving in a Gendered Lifecourse
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- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2025
Summary
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 hete…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788218498 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788218493 |
| Author: | Hayley James |
| Publisher: | Agenda Publishing |
| Imprint: | Agenda Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 12mm |
| Series: | The Gendered Economy |
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Critics Review
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.
– Debora Price, Professor of Gerontology, University of ManchesterAn essential read for anyone studying the complicated worlds of pensions and gender. Hayley James unpacks the complexities of financial systems and their impact on gender, explaining them in a meaningful way. The book offers profound insights into how gender and systemic thinking shape retirement outcomes, making it invaluable for anyone studying either of these areas.
– Oliver Payne, Director, International Pensions and Data Analytics, Ford Motor CompanyJames sets out to give us ‘Invisible Women’ for pensions and succeeds in powerfully challenging implicit assumptions and structural biases. The book opens our eyes to ways in which these undermine gender equality in our retirement savings system.
– Jo Phillips, Director of Research and Innovation, Nest InsightAbout The Author
Hayley James
Hayley James is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston Business School.
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