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  • By turning care work into infrastructure, Biden is doing something unprecedented: He’s taking women’s economic plight seriously. Read full article


  • More than 6 in 10 Americans don’t know how much money they’ll need to retire, a recent Bankrate.com study found. While Millennials are the most likely to be perplexed (69%), this isn’t just a problem for the young: Nearly 60% of Baby Boomers weren’t sure how much money they need to save to successfully retire.

  • Mothers with one child receive 16 percent less in Social Security benefits at age 62 than non-mothers do, according to a new report. Each additional child reduces benefits by 2 percent more.

  • Results of a Personal Survey on Social Security and Medicare Benefits, conducted in January 2017 with members of Eleanor’s Hope. Approximately 1,400 surveys were tabulated.