Women often see their own economic situation as worse than men. In the study, 45 percent of women said they regularly put aside some of their freely available money.
Compared to men, women are still significantly less likely to own stocks or other securities. Only around one in two people feel well protected in old age (women 49 percent / men 55 percent), said BdB managing director Heiner Herkenhoff. “This situation must change. Business and politics must do more to improve the professional conditions for women, but also their options for retirement provision,” he said.