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GAO-20-718T, Retirement Security: Older Women Face a Financially Uncertain Future, September 2020

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GAO spoke to nearly 200 older women across the country to learn more about their thoughts on retirement security. Women in all 14 focus groups said retirement security meant the ability to maintain independence, and cited concerns about health costs and negative impacts of a lack of personal finance education.