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title: "Women's Retirement Security Fact Sheet"
date: 2023-03-01T03:00:00-05:00
author: OBOS Admin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Women's Retirement Security Fact Sheet

The American Association of University Women’s fact sheet outlines retirement security issues for women and the policy approaches needed to address them. The lifelong effects of the gender pay gap and wealth gap become more obvious when reaching retirement age. Policy changes can improve economic security earlier and reinforce systems like Social Security and Medicare.

> Continuing pay inequity results in women having less savings, lower Social Security benefits, and lower (if any) pension benefits, leaving them on an unequal retirement footing. Women have only 70% of the overall retirement income and only 32% of the wealth that men do. At the same time, women typically live longer than men, meaning they will face higher costs in retirement—both in terms of daily living expenses and health care costs.

[View the fact sheet ](https://www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2022/08/Retirement-Security-Quick-Facts-Jan-2022.pdf)

SOURCE: American Association of University Women • LAST UPDATED: January 1, 2022

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## A National Paid Leave Program Would Help Workers, Families

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examines the benefits that would result from a national paid parental leave program.

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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examines the benefits that would result from a national paid parental leave program.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-national-paid-leave-program-would-help-workers-families)

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## Aging & Inequity

Economic insecurity and inequity magnify over time for many women, especially marginalized women. What policies could address this problem?

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Economic insecurity and inequity magnify over time for many women, especially marginalized women. What policies could address this problem?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/aging-and-inequity)

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## Aging In Place as a Low-Income Older Person with Disabilities

This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.

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This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/aging-in-place-as-a-low-income-older-person-with-disabilities)

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## Care Work in Massachusetts: A Call for Gender, Racial, and Economic Justice

This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color.

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This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/care-work-in-massachusetts-a-call-for-gender-racial-and-economic-justice)