Unjust Desserts: Financial realities of older women

Unjust Desserts: Financial realities of older women

Author: ILC-USA
Report Type: AARP Publication
Language: English
Pub Date: 2003
Pages: 16
Pub Code: AA02–2003
Price: FREE

About the Report

In every society throughout the world it is typically a woman’s job to cook the food, raise the children, and care for their aging parents. Women are the caregivers and housekeepers for their working spouses. The sad truth is that these contributions to society are not given a monetary value. A report that discusses the fact that women over 65 are twice as likely to be poor as men over 65.

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