The gender gap: why women should care about long-term care

1  Impact of Retirement Risk on Women: 2013 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey Report, Society of Actuaries, 2013.

2  Ibid.

3  Financial Experiences and Behaviors Among Women, Prudential, 2013.

4  Ibid.

5  Survey of Widows and Widowers, American College Center on Women and Financial Services, July, 2016.

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