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If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant on her family and Social Security for her retirement years.

Interestingly, one thing I've found that neither women nor men give up on is the idea of men as protectors. Even in cases where the woman is earning more, they'll often tell me that if there were a fire or something, they would expect the man to be the one to protect them.

I think every woman should have the skills and confidence to be able to earn a living. A working woman is happy because she has goals beyond herself and her needs.

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

Through good times and bad, American workers and their families have been able to rely on Social Security to provide guaranteed protection against the loss of earnings due to retirement, disability, or death.

I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much.

Women have demanded and gotten better jobs and more power. But the one thing we deserve is a better relationship with ourselves.

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life.

For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men.