Eleanor Roosevelt was a key figure in several of the most important social reform movements of the twentieth century: the Progressive movement, the New Deal, and the Women’s Movement. We believe that if she were alive today, Eleanor would be leading efforts to achieve parity in Social Security benefits, along with fighting for income equality, and caregiver credits in Social Security for women who leave the workforce to raise a family or care for their aging relatives. “Eleanor’s Hope” focuses on communicating, educating and advocating on these and other critical women’s issues. Read More…About Eleanor’s Hope
A Conversation about Women’s Retirement Inequities
with NCPSSM Policy Advisor Maria Freese
“We are still confronting what we refer to as ‘mommy channels,’ where women are steered into jobs with less pay, little job security, and few benefits such as health care coverage or access to retirement plans.”
A Quarter of Women Say they are Financially Worse Off a Year Into Pandemic, Post-ABC Poll Finds
By turning care work into infrastructure, Biden is doing something unprecedented: He’s taking women’s economic plight seriously.
Planes, Trains, and Working Women
By turning care work into infrastructure, Biden is doing something unprecedented: He’s taking women’s economic plight seriously.
Women and Retirement: The Gender Gap Persists
Americans are historically concerned that they will not have saved enough money to provide for a reasonable standard of living in retirement.
As VP Kamala Harris Can Be a Powerful Voice for Women’s Retirement Security
Equal Pay Day Brings Home Long-term Costs of Pay Inequality
What are the Pros and Cons of Retiring at Age 66 vs. Age 70?
Poorer, Older and Sicker: The Challenges Facing America’s Senior Women
America’s Gender Pay Gap Lasts a Lifetime
