We should be crediting time out of the workforce caring for family members towards the calculation of Social Security, not forcing women to reduce their earned Social Security benefits even further for the invaluable, but monetarily uncompensated work of caregiving.
Gillibrand advocates for recognizing caregiving in Social Security calculations to support women's retirement security.
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