Status of Women committee  It is a help; there's no doubt about it. As we add more to those kinds of programs and that kind of assistance, that's great, but it's still not enough. We're talking about aging women here, so I guess I should have brought my 95-year-old mother who had 12 children and stayed at

Status of Women committee  I think that's an excellent idea. You've answered your own question in a sense that, having something that they can contribute to along the way that would benefit them.... The only part that I question is the age 65. Yes, we wait until we're 65, but I have women who I've dealt wi

Status of Women committee  They have nothing. They're sitting there waiting, and there's nothing I can do or we can do to progress that. There has to be some consideration around those kinds of things—

Status of Women committee  Yes, because if we're all waiting until 65 and we have no income, we're 55 and are unable to work for whatever reason, we have a challenge.

Status of Women committee  Having financial knowledge is key first and foremost, and being involved in the finances of the home. I think many of us know that even with our own parents it was the husband who dealt with all the bills and all the finances. I think more young women today are smarter on that en

Status of Women committee  There is a huge gap. If there were some way we could improve that for younger women starting now, we wouldn't have aging populations living below those income lines now.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I have come here today to impress upon this committee the need to find a way to put in place some kind of financial security for stay-at-home moms. If a woman chooses to stay at home and raise her children, she usually has to become totally reliant on the money her