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THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER The key life events that can leave women at a financial disadvantage, and the steps you can take to become more financially independent ‘We’re all in this together’. It might be a phrase we’ve heard quite a lot recently, nevertheless, it’s still an apt opening to a game-changing report by Insuring Women’s Futures. More and more organisations are championing change when it comes to women’s financial security – and this report, ‘Securing the financial future of the next generation’ is a call to action for every woman and girl to take steps to secure her financial future. Money can still be a taboo subject for many women, despite us facing a number of challenges when it comes to building up a comfortable amount of retirement savings. The gender pay gap, pensions gap and any time taken away from work to look after family all have an impact.
The programme identified six key moments in life that disproportionately impact women when compared to men generally
The programme identified six key moments in life that disproportionately impact women when compared to men generally. Identifying these pivotal life events presents an opportunity for women to
6 ‘Moments that Matter’ in the lives of young British women
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Growing up, studying an re-qulifying
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Relationships: making up and breaking up
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Later life, planning and entering retirement
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Entering and re-entering the workplace
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Motherhood and becoming a carer
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LIll health, infirmity and dying
