BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 31, 2000 ISSUE
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR The Financial Gender Gap INCOME Women typically earn 60% to 80% of what men earn doing the same job. EMPLOYMENT Women, on average, take 10 years off from the workforce to raise a family, vs. only 12 months for men. Those years out of the workforce mean decreased pensions contributions and savings. LIFESPAN The average female lives seven years longer than the average male. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Women's Investing: Vive La Différence TABLE: The Financial Gender Gap INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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