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Social Security Privatization's Motherhood Penalty
William E. Spriggs, Economic Policy Institute, 2/2/2005
Privatization solution proposed by the Cato Institute punishes women who take time-out early for child care or more education.
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Social Security: Women, Children and the States
National Women's Law Center, 2/1/2005
The report highlights the impact of the cuts on widows, a group that is highly vulnerable to poverty in retirement, in a state-by-state analysis.
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How Progressive is Social Security and Why?
C. Eugene Steuerle, Adam Carasso, Lee Cohen, Urban Institute, 5/1/2004
The old age and survivors insurance part of Social Security has little redistributive effect for less-educated, lower-income, and nonwhite groups, although there is substantial redistribution to women.
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Just the Facts on Retirement Issues: Why Are So Many Older Women Poor?
Alicia Munnell, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 4/1/2004
Not only do older single women have high levels of poverty, but they are a significant portion of the elderly population.
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Social Security: The Largest Source of Income for Both Women and Men in Retirement
Heidi Hartmann, Sunhwa Lee, Institute for Women's Policy Research, 4/1/2003
During retirement, Social Security is the most common and the largest source of income for both women and men.
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Social Security Privatization: A False Promise for Women
Amy E. Gotwals, Emily Stewart, Older Women's League (OWL), 5/8/2002
Privatization schemes only mimic the Social Security's very real promises and guarantees for older women.
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Setting the Record Straight: Women and Social Security
Bernard Wasow, The Century Foundation, 4/1/2002
Women tend to depend on Social Security and spousal benefits longer and in greater proportion to their total retirement income than men do.
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