NextAvenue.Org: 5 Ways Women Can Increase Their Pay
A few surveys focusing on how much women earn came out last week, timed to Equal Pay Day, and the news wasn’t great. My takeaway: Women need to be aggressive to get paid what they deserve. A study from The Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, reported that the typical woman working full-time […]
NextAvenue.Org: Should Single Women Buy or Rent A Home
My friend Martha, 53, recently bought a 2,000-square-foot farmhouse that’s over 100 years old and nestled on five acres about 30 miles from Washington, D.C. She had to jump through lots of hoops to land a mortgage, but when I talked to her about the purchase she was walking on air.
NextAvenue.Org: How Are Women Really Doing on The Job Front
There’s nothing quite like a presidential campaign to get women some attention. Female voters are, after all, the majority of the electorate Little wonder then that Democratic strategists see women as the key to victory, and that their Republican counterparts are responding accordingly: Last week the Romney camp announced that women accounted for 92 percent […]
NextAvenue.Org: When It Comes to Money, the Deck Is Stacked Against Women
This is truly stunning. I know several married, professional women who are my age — in their early 50s — and don’t have a bank account, credit card or utility account in their own name. Big mistake. I’m also keenly aware of a rising number of single women over 50 who pay a steep mortgage […]
