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401(k) Plans and Women: A "Good News/Bad News" Story

by Alicia H. Munnell and Steven A. Sass January 2005

JTF#13

Introduction

Over the past two decades, coverage under employer-sponsored pension plans has shifted from traditional defined benefit to 401(k)-type defined contribution formats. This shift has many important implications for retirement security. This brief examines the differential impact of the transition for men and women...

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Alicia H. Munnell is the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) and the Peter F. Drucker Professor of Management Sciences at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. Steven A. Sass is the Associate Director for Research at the CRR.