The average Irish woman's pension pot is a "staggering" 40pc less than men's. An average pension pot for a man in Ireland is €102,000. But it is only €60,500 for women, according to research by the Irish-owned network of financial advisers Ask Acorn. This means that Irish women have on average saved around €41,400 less into their pension pots than men, indicating a gender pension gap of 40pc, according to a survey conducted by iReach for Ask Acorn.
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When Rivera started her second role in 2020, her pay increased to about $100,000 from roughly $60,000. Additionally, when she accepted the extra position, she initially worked 80-hour weeks but has since scaled back to about 60 hours.