[Chris2048]

> time off the workforce because of motherhood, and (still) slightly lower salary levels

This has nothing to do with life-expectancy though, so isn't relevant.

[distances]

Well, I don't see the whole point of life expectancy and pensions relevant. Pension or payments definitely should not be balanced according to statistical life expectancy per gender.

[_benedict]

Not even privately purchased annuities? Otherwise you may have just discovered why many people don't buy them; they are a suboptimal purchase for men, if the ungendered life-expectancy is used.

[distances]

No, not talking about the private ones, but rather the compulsory state-driven pension system that is in place in most of the Europe.

[Chris2048]

Pensions, much like life-insurance, should probably factor it in, which would include other things too (weight, smoking).