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NCPSSM President Testifies at Hill Hearing on Social Security Legislation

Social Security must be expanded and strengthened now. That was the message National Committee president Max Richtman delivered in testimony today before the House Ways and Means Social Security subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Larson (D-CT). This was the first and possibly only hearing on Congressman Larson’s Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust legislation, which would boost benefits and extend the solvency of the program’s trust fund.

NCPSSM2021-12-08T12:21:49-04:00December 7th, 2021|Categories: COLAs, Congress, COVID, Democrats, Max Richtman, Rep. John Larson, Republicans, Social Security, women, women's retirement security|

A Higher Minimum Wage Would Boost Women in Retirement

We asked NCPSSM senior policy analyst Maria Freese, an expert in women’s retirement issues, why a higher minimum wage is so crucial for women in the long run.

NCPSSM2021-10-27T20:39:12-04:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: EH Blog, Eleanors Hope, minimum wage, women, women's retirement security|

President Biden’s New Medicare and Medicaid Chief can be a Champion for Older Women

It’s a historic week for Medicare and Medicaid – and for American women. On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as

NCPSSM2021-05-28T12:20:25-04:00May 27th, 2021|Categories: EH Reading Room, Eleanors Hope, President Biden, women|

Equal Pay Day Brings Home Long-term Costs of Pay Inequality

National Equal Pay Day 2019 reminds us that gender pay equity is crucial not only for social justice, but for women’s retirement security.

NCPSSM2021-03-26T00:29:54-04:00April 2nd, 2019|Categories: EH Blog, Pay Equality, Retirement, women|

Remembering a Crusader for Equal Access to Federal Benefits

The woman President Obama called one of America’s “quiet heroes” passed away September 12th in New York City. Edith Windsor, 88,

NCPSSM2018-05-14T22:21:24-04:00September 20th, 2017|Categories: Disability, Social Security, women|

The Best Mother’s Day Gift of All: Retirement Security

Let's add something to the gift list for mom this Mother's Day along with flowers and candy: financial security in retirement. Our nation's mothers – indeed, all American women – are at greater risk of financial insecurity in their senior years than fathers (and other men). For myriad reasons, the women in our lives are less able to save for retirement than men, and their Social Security benefits are typically lower.

NCPSSM2021-03-26T00:33:49-04:00May 12th, 2017|Categories: EH Blog, Retirement, Social Security, women|

America’s Gender Pay Gap Lasts a Lifetime

We've written a lot about how pay inequity has hurt generations of working women, not just while they're on the job, but lasting throughout their retirement. The economic challenges facing American women in retirement is the heart of our “Eleanor's Hope” project, designed to raise awareness and advocate for legislation to address the inequities threatening millions of retired women.