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Money posed an interesting question today in advance of Mother's Day weekend... What's better than flowers for mom? A fatter 401(k). While you're not likely to go out and set up a 401K for
Max Richtman, NCPSSM President/CEO It's certainly not news that American women continue to earn less than men for the same work, typically 79 cents on the dollar. But what's less understood is the devastating
- A woman's place is on the money” is the catchy tagline of a growing national movement to put an American woman trail blazer on the $20 bill. It's pretty fitting timing given that it's Women's History month and a long overdue improvement if you consider that the Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea dollars (when's the last time you used one of those?) are the only places women are represented on our currency.
- NCPSSM Board Chair, Catherine Dodd, testified before the Senate Finance Committee today on the retirement challenges facing America's women and the National Committee's Eleanor's Hope initiative to improve Social Security benefits
This was originally posted at The Huffington Post by NCPSSM President/CEO Max Richtman America's longest-serving First Lady and social activist, Eleanor Roosevelt, would have celebrated her birthday this week. There have been so many
- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare was joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), NOW President Terry O'Neill and Tufts Health Plan President/CEO, James Roosevelt, Jr. on a press call today to announce the launch of a new national initiative called Eleanor's Hope, to help bring an end to the disparity between men's and women's income, health and retirement security.