Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek
Advocate for Elders, People
with Disabilities
and Their Families

Women's Issues

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practice areas)




GAO Report on Women's Retirement Challenge

Minority Women and Retirement Income (Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement - May, 2008)
"Your Future Paycheck - Pay, Social Security, Pensions, Savings and Investments."

National Association of Baby Boomer Women
A wealth of information pertaining to baby boomer women.

National Partnership for Women & Families

Permanent Birth Control
For decades tubal ligation has been the main sterilization method for women. It often involves general anesthesia, perhaps a hospital stay and a period of recovery. But women are beginning to learn more about a newer, easier method.
Patti's Comments: My daughter and I were interviewed for this article.

VA Hospital Upgrades Care for Female Vets (NPR - 2/8/10)
More than 230,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but many report that when they return from war, they face another battle at home: getting the care and respect they need at VA hospitals.

Women Face Challenges in Ensuring Financial Security in Retirement (US Government Accountability Office Report - Oct. 2007)
In general, women have less retirement income than men, largely because of women's lower labor force attachment and lower earnings, on average.

Women Face Workplace Weight Discrimination (MSU Today - Oct. 26, 2007)
Women are 16 times more likely than men to report weight discrimination in the workplace, according to a MSU-led study that provides the most dramatic evidence yet of the weight bias working women face.

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