CII calls for urgent action to tackle Covid-19's impact on women

Insuring Women’s Futures

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New report concludes Covid-19 risks will delay the closure of the gender pay gap until 2110 and the gender pension gap to 2160

Alongside the publication of a new report this week, the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII's) Insuring Women's Futures initiative says urgent action is needed to ensure women do not take a financial step backwards due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest Insuring Women's Futures report, produced by co-founder of the initiative Jane Portas, has revealed the long-term generational impact of Covid-19 on female financial resilience. The new report outlines ways the government, the financial services profession and employers can work together to ensure the economic fall-out of Covid-19 ...

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