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Karen Thurman: The average is about 11 years less than what men work in the workforce. And then women live longer. So they have less…

On the recordMarch 2, 1999
The average is about 11 years less than what men work in the workforce. And then women live longer. So they have less money as income, they have worked less number of years and then they live longer, so that they are impoverished or they will be impoverished by this kind of system.
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Karen Thurman
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the economic challenges faced by women in the workforce.

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