The Sunday Star Ledger on June 18, 2011 ran an article that indicates that baby boomer women are unprepared for old age. The group who shattered glass ceilings, enrolled in colleges for the first time, and others who stayed home to tend to families are ill prepared for retirement.
Many women face obstacles such as the death of a spouse, divorce or disability and have to reenter the work force in their later years. They are shocked to learn that they can only make $10.00 an hour.