Older Women and Poverty
Every day more than 10,000 people in the United States turn 65. From 1969 to 2020, the portion of people over age 65 who were
WISER Blog Posts
Category: Women & Retirement: Facts and Solutions
A Top Priority
IMPACT (ACLI blog) article by Cindy Hounsell August 3, 2022 Every day financial needs like food, family and shelter take priority over saving for retirement.
SECURE 2.0 will advance women’s retirement security
The Hill Opinion article by Cindy Hounsell, WISER President April 19, 2022 The U.S. House of Representatives took a major step recently toward helping millions
GAO Report on Retirement Security – Older Women Facing a Financially Uncertain Future
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging titled, Older Women Report Facing a Financially
Ten Facts About Women & Caregiving
Women provide the majority of informal care for their family and friends(i). Largely because of caregiving responsibilities, women are more likely than men to work
Women’s 5 Challenges for Retirement
Challenge #1: Women earn only 82 cents for every dollar that men earn. Black women earn 61 cents and Latinas, 53 cents. Result: Women save
WISER’s Top 5 Retirement Challenges for Women
Women live longer than men. Life expectancy for a woman age 65 is another 21 years. That is 3 years more than for a man
Caregiving and Retirement Security
Facts about Caregiving In an estimated 5 million households across the country, an adult is providing unpaid care to a family member. Sixty percent of
Women and Financial Fraud & Abuse
As the number of older Americans in our nation grow, so too do the number of cases of financial elder abuse. Financial elder abuse is
The Effects of Caregiving
Women remain the primary caregivers in our society, and they are spending a significant part of their adult lives providing it. Whenever a sick child,