Project: Promoting gender equality in pensions

Promoting gender equality in pensions was a project that aimed to generate discussion about differences between pensions paid to men and women. It also aimed to improve people’s and decision-makers’ awareness of the reasons behind the pension gap. The project was in progress 2018-2020.

The project compiled and distributed information to decision-makers and strove to bring the gender perspective into public discussion and decision-making.

The project was led by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in cooperation with the Finnish Centre for Pensions, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) and the Finnish Pension Alliance TELA.

The project received funding from the EU’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014–2020).

The project organised an open online seminar for the Finnish audience on the 28 October 2020. 

Materials

• Pension differences between women and men. Overview of research and statisticsLink to an external websiteOpens in a new tab (report in Finnish) (Institutional Repository for the Government)
• Calculate the impact of family leave on your pensionLink to an external websiteOpens in a new tab (Calculator on Työeläke.fi)
• Family leave and pensionFile opens in a new tab pdf 260kB  (Brochure)
• Family leave and pensionLink to an external website (YouTube)
• Retirement and incomeFile opens in a new tab pdf 258kB (Brochure)
• Promoting gender equality in pensionsFile opens in a new tab pdf 251kB (Brochure)

Articles

• Reform of survivors’ pensions makes own pension increasingly importantFile opens in a new tab pdf 413kB , by Suvi Ritola, Finnish Centre for Pensions 
• Gender pension gap from the perspective of Kela-awarded pensionsFile opens in a new tab pdf 404kB , by Karoliina Koskenvuo & Reeta Pösö, Kela