Tag: women
A dramatic decline in widow’s poverty over a quarter century has been a positive outcome of more women going to college and moving into the labor force. Yet 15 percent of widows are still poor – three times the poverty rate for married women. A new study by the Center for Retirement Research takes a…
When the economy is expanding and more people are working and earning more, they can afford to have more babies. But that time-tested connection between the economy and fertility seems to be broken. During the recovery that followed the 2008-2009 recession and continues today, the U.S. fertility rate has dropped quite a bit. Lower fertility…
