PBS, Next Avenue: 3 Social Media Tips to Help Women’s Careers
Most of my fiftysomething female friends are hip to social media as a way of advancing their careers. Many midlife women are getting better at using LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and…
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Most of my fiftysomething female friends are hip to social media as a way of advancing their careers. Many midlife women are getting better at using LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and…
When it comes to a comfortable retirement, the prospects aren’t pretty for women. As I noted in a previous Next Avenue post, we generally have lower salaries and longer life spans…
“These days, there’s a place for everyone,” retirement consultant Jan Cullinane writes in her new book, The Single Woman’s Guide to Retirement. She’s referring to retirement communities and housing that appeal…
Recently, my inbox and mailbox have been flooded with requests for year-end donations. My alma maters are holding out the plate, as are the local shelter for abused and homeless…
When my 50-something girlfriends and I talk about money, it usually involves something like how much we saved on a great pair of shoes, an unbelievably low airfare we scored…
A question for women: Have you ever put off going to the doctor because of the cost? I have. What’s more, 43 percent of American women have delayed or passed…
The other night, I had dinner with a friend who runs a nonprofit based in New York City. She’s in her late 50s and made the transition from a big-bucks…
In an earlier Next Avenue blog post, I noted that many women have rocky relationships with financial advisers because they find the money pros disrespectful and condescending. I’ve now found disturbing news that financial…
Ever wonder the real reason why women are paid less than men? Women who work full-time earn, on average, 77 percent of what men do. It’s a lingering problem — one…
Social Security turned 77 this week, and Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate, Paul Ryan, has put the retirement program on the front burner as a campaign issue. So I’ve…
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