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How Has the Pandemic Changed Retirement Plans for Women?

If you haven’t seen the headlines about the disproportionate economic and career impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic dealt women, you might have been living under a rock for the past year and a half. As some of the biggest impacts from the pandemic fade, women are indeed slowly returning to the workforce, but new data indicates that many are still taking a backseat when it comes to their finances.

Compared to two years ago, women are less likely.* They are also less likely to say they have more earning power than ever before (36% vs. 42%). These are marked declines in a short time frame.

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