Retirement income for older women is about 55 percent of that for comparable men. Twenty one percent of single older women compared to sixteen percent of single older men cut down under the poverty line.
Average lifetime earning of women are generally lower than men because of various factors such as lower wages.
Lower lifetime income leads to lower retirement income and thus in a certain amount of wealth, women face more obstacles compared to men to maintain living standards.
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