This paper seeks to determine the impact of the changing lives of women – increased labor force participation …/earnings and reduced marriage rates – on Social Security replacement rates. First, our estimates, based on the Health and … tercile. Decomposing the reasons for the overall decline shows that increases in the labor supply and earnings of women …

It is generally accepted that the Social Security program pays women a higher average ratio of lifetime benefits to … lifetime taxes than it does men. Social Security's progressive benefit structure and annuity payment combine with women's lower … average earnings and longer average life spans to provide women with more favorable treatment on a lifetime basis. This more …

This policy brief is designed to raise awareness of the current and future economic circumstances of older women, and … the long-run financial deficit, but it will also greatly reduce the future poverty status of older women, particularly …, but not divorced; where fathers worked in industrial settings; and where both men and women had much shorter life …

The increase in female labor force participation coupled with a higher number of women reaching retirement unmarried … has increased the share of women claiming Social Security benefits earned through their own job histories. But they still … over their careers compared to childless women, and how much less do they earn for each additional child? Second, how do …

This Policy Brief is designed to raise awareness of the current and future economic circumstances of older women, and … the long-run financial deficit, but it will also greatly reduce the future poverty status of older women, particularly …, but not divorced; where fathers worked in industrial settings; and where both men and women had much shorter life …