Gender gaps in retirement readiness and financial know-how persist, despite strides made by women in last 50 years

2022-06-29T16:14:43-07:00June 29th, 2022|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

By Sarah O'Brien Source: CNBC Despite the economic and professional gains made by women over the last 50 years, gender gaps persist — and not just in rate of pay. Retirement readiness and financial know-how are key areas with notable gaps, according to two studies recently released by the TIAA Institute. For example, among workers in TIAA’s system, men contributed a median $8,271 to their workplace retirement plan in 2020, compared with $5,994 for women. While that 27% gap [...]