2026 Women’s Health & Wealth Summit: Panel: Employers urged to remove friction from plan design to support women’s financial health |
Employers can remove friction from benefits and pension plan design by encouraging ease of use, communications and reducing decision fatigue, according to a panel discussion at Benefits Canada’s inaugural Women’s Health & Wealth Summit.
According to the 2025 Employee Savings Survey, women were less likely than men to describe their financial health as excellent or very good, report confidence in their workplace savings plan and feel on track to meet their targets for retirement savings.
“As the employer, you really need to understand the resources that are available,” said Francesca Lippa (pictured left), global benefits director at S&C Electrical Canada Ltd. “You’re the........