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Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation
Women with STEM jobs earned 33 percent more than comparable women in non-STEM jobs — considerably higher than the STEM premium for men. Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the US economy, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs. more »
Pew: In Two Years of Economic Recovery, Women Lost Jobs, Men Found Them
In five sectors, notably in retail trade, men have gained jobs while women have lost them. In five other sectors, including education and health services and professional and business services, men gained jobs at a faster rate than women. And in an additional five sectors, such as construction and local governments, men lost jobs at a slower rate than women more »
CRR: An Update on Locally-Administered Pension Plans
The financial crisis and ensuing recession have had an enormous impact on state-administered pension plans ... the demands of local plans are only half the story in terms of pressure on local budgets; local contributions to state plans will be a major driver of future budget burdens. more »
The GAO Examines Retirement Income and Celebrates Its 90th Anniversary
For the two middle net-wealth households GAO profiled with about $350,000 to $375,000 in net wealth, experts recommended purchase of annuities with a portion of savings, drawdown of savings at an annual rate, such as 4 percent of the initial balance, use of lifetime income from the DB plan, if applicable, and delay of Social Security. more »