Reasons and remedies

How the pension gap can be reduced

Tuesday, August 6, is "Equal Pension Day". This means that on this day, men in Austria have already received as much pension as women will receive by the end of the year. The "Krone" analyzes the reasons with Winfried Pinggera, Director General of the pension insurance company - and how the gap can be reduced.

How high is the actual difference between women's and men's pensions? According to pension insurance (PV) data, the average pension for women in 2023 was EUR 1,378.10, compared to EUR 2,300.17 for men. The so-called gender pension gap, i.e. how much less women have on average, is therefore 40.09 percent.