That said, it does seem that women have been spending a bit more of those savings than men, because we have been juggling so much and thinking of different eventualities - is the childcare sorted out, does the family have everything it needs for the next month?
Because women often juggle so many different responsibilities, we might be more inclined to put our money to work for the family, instead of making it work for our pension saving.
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We must not put ourselves at a financial disadvantage, however, and we still have a long way to go in bridging that gap.
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