Feminism and Diversity

One_Life_To_Give

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10. Rome wasn't built in a day

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 03:19 PM

Apr 2012

Being 65 and older means these women were born 47 and earlier. Graduated from high school when mothers were encouraged to stay home and raise the kids. College was to get an Mrs. Every job had two official pay scales. And are we to believe that even if 1970's feminism had been 100% successful these women would be economically disadvantaged in old age?

Seems to me a question we should be asking. In 50 years when this years college graduates are retiring. How will their retirement prospects look compared to similar men?

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Older Women Struggle to Make Ends Meet [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2012 OP

what a screwed-up country this is. niyad Mar 2012 #1

sad, really sad mitchtv Mar 2012 #2

They are, it is frightening. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #4

I admire people's patience. roguevalley Mar 2012 #3

I don't think it is patience. I think it is more like helplessness. Not knowing what to do the fix. jwirr Mar 2012 #7

That is why we need single payer and Smilo Mar 2012 #5

I'm here to testify that this is true. I get a lot less than that even considering food stamps and jwirr Mar 2012 #6

(hugs) Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #8

Thanks. jwirr Mar 2012 #9

Rome wasn't built in a day One_Life_To_Give Apr 2012 #10

What do we do in the 50 years in the meantime? Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #11

temporary solutions for temporary problems One_Life_To_Give Apr 2012 #12

I don't see in the article where it suggested that women get NASA pensions? Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #13

Root causes of the problem One_Life_To_Give Apr 2012 #14

This is a Feminist forum. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #15

So what are you suggesting? Let the old women die until female engineers retire? yardwork Apr 2012 #16

Suggesting the machine isn't broken at the SSA One_Life_To_Give Apr 2012 #17