Friday, February 4, 2022

"Will We Have Enough?": Women, Aging, and Economic Well Being

Today is the live "5th Monday Show" hosted by members of the Women's Magazine Collective, Jovelyn Richards, Margo Okazawa-Rey, and Vylma J. 

We discuss the topic of women and aging,examining the influences of not only gender, but also race, class, and region where women live. Our starting point is the findings from the December 26, 2021 New York Times article, "Why Older Women Face Greater Financial Hardship Than Older Men." In it they state, "In a troubling picture, American women are looking at a rockier road to secure retirement than their male counterparts."

 Listen, click here. 58 mins

Read the article here, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/26/health/older-women-financial-hardship-retirement.html?searchResultPosition=1


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