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You may wish to set a goal to spend one hour a week reading articles related to working women and finances. In addition to books on personal finance, you will find the following magazines useful:
AARP-WFIP (Women's Financial Information Program) is a series of seven, two-hour sessions offered for a nominal fee. Call your local American Association of Retired Persons chapter or call the national headquarters at 202-434-2277 for information. OWL (Older Woman's League) often sponsors educational programs for women and meets in organized community groups. The national headquarters is located 666 11th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. For more information contact OWL at 1-800-825-3695. PREP (Pre-Retirement Education Planning Program for Women) offers a free national awareness program featuring seminars, workshops, and workbooks sponsored by the National Center for Women and Retirement Research. Call 1-800-426-7386 for more information. The opportunity for women to secure their financial future has never been as critical, yet as exciting, as it is today. Leonard, F. (1991). Women and money: The independent woman's guide to financial security for life. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc.. Leonard, F., & Loeb, L. (1990). Heading for hardship: Retirement income for American women in the next century. Older Woman's League Mother's Day Report. Martindale, J. A., & Moses, M. J. (1991). Creating your own future: A woman's guide to retirement planning. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Trade. McKenna, J. S., & Nickols, S. (1988). Planning for retirement security: What helps or hinders women in the middle years? Home Economics Research Journal, 17(2), 154-164. The path to poverty: An analysis of women's retirement income. (1995). Washington, D.C.: Older Woman's League. Patterson, M. P. (1994). A woman's special dilemma. U.S. News & World Report, 116(23), 93. Schwenk, F. N. (1992). Income and expenditures of older widowed, divorced, and never-married women who live alone. Family Economics Review, 5(1), 2-8.
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