The gender pension gap, the gap between the pensions of women and men, is on average 30 percent. If a woman does not receive a widow's pension, this difference increases to 40 percent.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, one in five women was at risk of poverty in 2021 (20.9 percent) Women should get a detailed overview of their financial situation, create budgets, build up reserves and find out about investment strategies. This is how women can avoid poverty in old age.