Retirement Security: Older Women Remain at Risk - Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg

TitleRetirement Security: Older Women Remain at Risk - Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsUnited States Governmental Office
InstitutionWashington, DC
KeywordsConsumption and Savings, Health Conditions and Status, Income, Public Policy, Retirement Planning and Satisfaction, Women and Minorities
Abstract

This testimony examines women s retirement income security based on a GAO report that examined (1) how women s access to and participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans compare to men s and how they have changed over time; (2) how women s retirement income compares to men s and how the composition of their income the proportion of income coming from different sources changed with economic conditions and trends in pension design; (3) how later-in-life events affect women s retirement income security; and (4) what policy options are available to help increase women s retirement income security.
Endnote Keywords

Public Policy/WOMEN/retirement Saving/retirement planning/Oldest old people/Poverty
Endnote ID

69042
Citation Key5930