Fulfilling Eleanor’s Hope for America
This was originally posted at The Huffington Post by NCPSSM President/CEO Max Richtman America's longest-serving First Lady and social activist, Eleanor
Poorer, Older and Sicker: The Challenges Facing America’s Senior Women
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.
How Much Should Mom Be Paid?
Each year Salary.com provides an interesting look into the uncompensated work performed by American mothers who are often their families' CEO,
Women will be disproportionately harmed by benefit cuts to Social Security
Social Security, one of our country's most important and successful social insurance programs, is especially vital to women, who would be disproportionately harmed by the cuts in benefits some in Washington are now proposing. The "three-legged stool of retirement" is meant to consist of a pension, personal savings, and Social Security.