Women and Work

Important information: This information is for scheme sponsors’, trustees’, their advisers’, and consultants’ use only, and should not be relied upon by individual investors.

With women accounting for approximately half of the global workforce¹, it's more important than ever to consider how your benefits strategy specifically addresses the needs of working women, especially if your workforce spans countries, if not continents.

To help with this challenge, we explore the needs of working women globally and identify opportunities to engage your employees with resources and benefits that align to their specific needs.

Important information

¹World Bank Labour Force Participation Rate, 2023

The Fidelity Global Sentiment Survey was fielded to more than 18,000 working adult women across 34 international markets. 

Survey respondents had the following qualifying conditions: Aged 20–75; either they or their partner were employed full-time or part-time; not all regions were asked about sexual orientation or gender identities (individuals that did not identify as either male or female did not represent a statistically significant sample size and are not presented within this piece); a minimum household income of: Australia: AUD $45,000 annually; Brazil: BRL $1,501 monthly; Canada: CAD $30,000 annually; China: CNY ¥5,000 monthly; Denmark: DKK Kr.100,000 annually; France: EUR €20,000 annually; Germany: EUR €20,000 annually; Hong Kong: HKD $15,000 monthly: India: INR ₹55,001 annually; Republic of Ireland: EUR €20,000 annually; Italy: EUR €15,000 annually; Japan: JPY ¥1.5m annually; Mexico: MXN $4,500 monthly; Netherlands: EUR €20,000 annually; Saudi Arabia: SARر.س.س 4,000 monthly; Singapore: SGD $2,000 monthly; South Korea: KRW ₩1.0m monthly; Spain: EUR €15,000 annually; Sweden: SEK kr200,000 annually; Switzerland: CHF ₣20,000 annually; United Kingdom: GBP £10,000 annually; United Arab Emirates: AEDإد.إ5,000 monthly; United States: USD $20,000 annually. 

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