Saving for retirement is a challenge across the Pacific, especially for women. The report “A Secure Retirement: Levelling the Playing Field for Women in the Pacific” explored the difficulties women in the Pacific face in achieving retirement security and how retirement funds could help reduce these hurdles. A panel of experts provided their perspectives, including insights drawn from initiatives undertaken by the Pacific Islands Investment Forum and Nasfund, Papua New Guinea’s largest retirement fund.

Objectives:

Webinar attendees had the chance to engage with the speakers and:

• Gained an understanding of the structural barriers that prevent women in the Pacific from equal access to retirement fund benefits
• Shared insights on policy reforms to address these barriers including good practice examples from national retirement funds
• Learned about the regional platform coordinating reforms across the Pacific