What Women Need to Know:
 

• Ninety percent of women will have sole charge of their assets at some time in their lives.
• Single mothers raising children are the hardest hit with poverty.
• Most women live longer than men, requiring them to make their money last longer.
• The poverty rate of elderly women is approximately twice that of elderly men.
• Two-thirds of all women over age 65 have no pension other than Social Security.
• Sporadic work histories as a result of having cared for children or elderly parents means that women receive lower pension and social security benefits than men.
• Women tend to be less informed than men about ways to secure their financial futures.