In the Fall issue of Outlook magazine, we featured two stories about women’s retirement issues. One explored why some women choose to stay on the job well past the traditional retirement age of 65, and the other dealt with the sobering economic realities that keep many women at work well into old age. We asked [...]
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Retire — Who You?
Posted in AAUW Outlook, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged AAUW, AAUW Outlook, Fall Outlook, retirement on November 18, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Coming Soon to Your Mailbox, Fall Outlook
Posted in AAUW Outlook, AAUW research, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged 1885, National Women's History Museum, retirement on October 22, 2011, | 1 Comment »
The Fall issue of Outlook magazine is on its way to your mailboxes, but you don’t have to wait to read all the great content because it’s available online now. AAUW members can log in to read about why women over age 65 are increasingly choosing to stay in the workforce and the economic reasons [...]
Getting through the College Hard Times
Posted in Educational Programs, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women's Health, tagged college, retirement, SAC, Student Advisory Council, tough times, unemployment on May 16, 2011, | 1 Comment »
I spend a decent portion of my time speaking to inner-city youth about their options after high school. Though every group of students is different, I always get the question, “Is college hard?” The easy answer is, “Not if you apply yourself.” But the truth is, sometimes applying yourself just isn’t enough. Sometimes things just [...]
It Matters to Men, Too
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Equal Pay, Health-care, Paycheck Fairness Act, retirement, wage gap on June 15, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all heard it. Women earn just 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. As men, we may instinctively feel empathy for our female friends and casually support the cause for paycheck fairness. But I challenge us all to consider the civil rights-era truism that an injustice against anyone is an injustice against everyone. [...]
Your Financial Health
Posted in NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, Women & Economic Security, tagged Annual Credit Report, budgeting, congressional federal, NCCWSL workshops, retirement, savings on June 8, 2010, | 1 Comment »
I’ve always been interested in finances and how what you do today can affect you 10, 20, even 30 years down the road. Investments excite me, and I have a slight shopping addiction, so when I heard about the workshop dedicated to practicing financial health, I thought I should go! The presentation, led by Congressional [...]
Economic Downturn for ‘Real’ Families
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged economic downturn, economic recovery, economy, retirement on April 20, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
So last week the Washington Post published two articles focusing on the impact of the economic downturn on area families. The first family profiled, the Coughlins, are a dual earner home with two children, who recently found out that the husband received a 10% pay cut — but their overall income is still in the [...]
Transitioning in the Third Age
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged retirement, retirement security, Smart Women Don’t Retire on September 16, 2008, | 1 Comment »
By Anna M. Rappaport, FSA, MAAA Recently, I shared with you information about an interesting book focused on the third age — the time after retirement. Another very interesting book, from the Transition Network and Gail Rentsch, is Smart Women Don’t Retire — They Break Free. It provides stories and anecdotes about the decisions women [...]
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