Women don't own their fair share of superannuation
Rainmaker Information Australian women, despite making up 50% of Australia’s population, own roughly 40% of all superannuation funds under management (FUM), equal to $1.2 trillion. Rainmaker Information analysis released in the latest Superannuation Benchmarking Report recognised this imbalance. Superannuation’s gender inequality is present at all stages of a woman’s working life. Women make up 50% of millennial superannuation accounts, yet their account balances represent only 43% of the age group’s respective FUM. Women make up 53% of retirees yet own just 44% of retiree superannuat...