To celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, NOW: Pensions have joined with Debate Mate and UN Women UK for an exciting debate – “Is The Future Female?” with students from schools around the UK, live on Zoom 4.30 pm

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Pensions for girls

We asked several girls what they thought a pension was and how it works. Their answers
were funny, sad and surprising – and provide food for thought for all generations.
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International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March

To celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, NOW: Pensions have joined with Debate Mate and UN Women UK for an exciting debate – “Is The Future Female?” with students from schools around the UK. This will be followed by an address from the Executive Director of UN Women UK, Claire Barnett.

This event will highlight the achievements of the powerful female trailblazers of the past and provide inspiration for the next generation and future leaders.

Children of all ages are encouraged to attend for what should be a highly enjoyable and lively event, and everyone’s welcome – real change can’t happen without support from all genders.

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How we’re challenging the gender pensions gap

Last July we published pioneering research on pension inequality for women.

Our report ‘Facing an unequal future – Closing the gender pensions gap’ revealed that there are 50% more women than men heading towards retirement without any private pension savings at all.

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Our team

Joanne SegarsChair of Board of Trustees

Joanne became the Chief Executive of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association in October 2006 having joined the organisation in 2005 as Director of Policy. Before joining the Association she was Head of Pensions and Savings at the Association of British Insurers…

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Eleanor LevyDirector of Marketing and Communications

Eleanor is an experienced financial services marketeer, having previously held senior positions at Cardano Group, Winton Group and Russell Investments.

As Director of Marketing and Communications…

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Samantha GouldSenior Communications Manager

Sam has worked in the pensions sector since 2008 and is a self-confessed pensions geek.

As a single mum, she’s determined to create a fairer financial future for herself and her daughter…

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Grace RedwoodPR & Campaigns Executive

Grace is responsible for the PR and Campaigns at NOW: Pensions, an award-winning workplace pension provider in the UK with nearly two million members and tens of thousands of employers from a wide range of sectors…

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Workplace pension

3 million women are missing out on workplace pensions as they don’t meet the criteria for auto enrolment into a workplace pension.

Family carer top-up

Introducing a ‘family carer’ top-up would help about 3 million women and 300,000 men top up their pension savings after taking time out to care for children and elderly relatives.

Multiple part time jobs

Including income from additional jobs would push an additional 80,000 people over the £10,000 threshold for auto enrolment – 60,000 of whom would be women.

We're on a mission to fight for #FairPensionsForAll

We’re fighting for a fair pension system that benefits everyone. By highlighting inequalities and campaigning for change, we’re helping pension savers get the retirement they deserve. Sign up for email updates on pension equality.

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We're on a mission to fight for #FairPensionsForAll

We’re fighting for a fair pension system that benefits everyone. By highlighting inequalities and campaigning for change, we’re helping pension savers get the retirement they deserve. Sign up for email updates on pension equality.

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Joanne Segars

Chair of Board of Trustees

Joanne became the Chief Executive of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association in October 2006 having joined the organisation in 2005 as Director of Policy.

Before joining the Association she was Head of Pensions and Savings at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) from 2001 to 2005.

Joanne held the pensions brief at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for 13 years and started her career in pensions as a researcher and journalist for Incomes Data Services.

Eleanor Levy

Director of Marketing and Communications

Eleanor is an experienced financial services marketeer, having previously held senior positions at Cardano Group, Winton Group and Russell Investments.

At NOW: Pensions, Eleanor shaped the company’s mission to ‘fight for a fair pension system that benefits everyone’ and built the strategy to deliver it.

She’s also an advocate of flexible working, which will help businesses close the gender pensions gap and support returning mothers who, like her, adore their children but also value their careers.

Samantha Gould

Senior Communications Manager

Sam has worked in the pensions sector since 2008 and is a self-confessed pensions geek.

As a single mum, she’s determined to create a fairer financial future for herself and her daughter.

Her work on the campaign to close the gender pensions gap has reached an audience of 24.1 million people and been cited in the House of Lords.

She’s also an ambassador for the CII’s Insuring Women’s Futures project and was shortlisted for the Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards 2020.

Grace Redwood

PR & Campaigns Executive

Grace is responsible for the PR and Campaigns at NOW: Pensions, an award-winning workplace pension provider in the UK with nearly two million members and tens of thousands of employers from a wide range of sectors.

We have a clear mission – to help everyone save for a more financially secure future. This means achieving the best financial outcomes for our own members, while fighting for a fair pension system to enable all pension savers to enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this by highlighting pension inequalities and campaigning for change.

Grace joined NOW: Pensions in January 2021. She is looking forward to supporting the award-winning team at NOW: Pensions and working on the fair pensions for all campaigns.