"Between 1999 and 2009, reliance on Social Security for at least 80 percent of retirement income ballooned by 48 percent among men aged 65 an older, according to a report released today. Among women, such reliance on Social Security grew 26 percent, the Institute for [...]

"While it's been widely accepted that women rely heavily on Social Security for much of their retirement income, the report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research shows that men are in the same boat... ...Women generally earn less than men during their working years. [...]

"The U.S. Senate decided in November not to open debate on a bill to strengthen current law against gender-based wage discrimination. The Paycheck Fairness Act was supported by President Barack Obama, among others, as a means of closing the pay gap between women and men [...]