05.03.2026 • 7 Min.

The projected lifetime income gap for women born in 2025 is 16% — the same as it was for women born in 2000. After decades of progress, we’ve hit a plateau. And that's a wake-up call. Even though we’ve made strides in narrowing the gender pay gap and increasing women’s participation in the workforce, there structural barriers that just won’t budge. For International Women's Day 2026, we look at how to close the gender income gap, from paychecks to pensions, with AI Assistants Aria and Arlo. This content was generated by AI with the oversight of Allianz Research.