Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER)

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1146 19th Street, N.W.
Washington , DC 20036
Ph. (202) 393-5452
Fx. (202) 393-5890
http://www.wiserwomen.org
info@wiserwomen.org

The Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement works to provide low and moderate income women (aged 18 to 65) with basic financial information aimed at helping them take financial control over their lives and to increase awareness of the structural barriers that prevent women’s adequate participation in the nation’s retirement systems.

Although women have entered the labor force in record numbers, their access to retirement benefits has not followed at the same level. As the only project to focus exclusively on the specific inequities that disadvantage women, WISER seeks to improve the opportunities for women to secure retirement income.

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Changing Investment and Savings Behavior of Nurses Resource

In honor of National Nurses Week, WISER is pleased to release the final report from our Nurses...

Principal Staff

Cindy Hounsell, President

Lara Hinz, Program Manager

Carol Seifert, Program Development

Areas of Expertise:

Caregiving, Human Rights & Security, Employment & Unemployment, Older Women, Economic Development & Security

Member Experts:

Projects & Campaigns

Research

WISER has compiled a list of research documents that provide valuable information regarding financial security, retirement, aging, and related issues.

Topic Categories:

How Can Women's Income Last as Long as They Do
2008 Research
2007 Research
2006 Research
Caregiver Issues
Women/Widowhood
Financial Education/Savings and Investment Behavior
Social Security
Retirement Plans
Healthcare
Research Sources
Divorce

Nurses' Project

A three-year partnership between WISER and the Center for American Nurses, funded by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, to identify nurses’ specific financial information needs.

Reports & Resources

Divorce and Retirement: How To Take Control of Retirement Benefits.2009.

What Women Need to Know About Retirement.

Seven Life-Defining Financial Decisions. 2008, 2004.

Financial Steps for Caregivers: What You Need to Know About Money and Retirement. 2008.

What Today's Woman Need to Know: A Retirement Journey. 2007.

WISERWoman Quarterly Newsletter

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What We Do

NCRW is a network of leading university and community based research, policy, and advocacy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls. We also have a Corporate Circle comprised of senior diversity professionals from leading U.S. and global member companies and a Presidents Circle of college and university leaders who share our commitment. NCRW harnesses the collective power of its network to provide knowledge, analysis, and thought leadership on issues ranging from reducing women’s poverty to building a critical mass of women’s leadership across sectors.

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