Tag: women executives

Saavy Women Master Financial Security

April 22, 2018 | By Steven DiGregorio

Women now comprise nearly half of the U.S. workforce, and they now earn a higher percentage of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees compared to men. So how come women’s average retirement plan balances are just 60 percent of men’s average balances?  No, it’s not because there was just a great shoe sale! CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Several […] READ MORE

Women Empowered by Equal Pay

July 1, 2013 | By Steven DiGregorio

This year marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This landmark piece of legislation was one of the very first to address gender-based pay disparities. Yet even then noted,”Much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity…” On the fiftieth anniversary, I […] READ MORE