{"id":7774,"date":"2023-03-16T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=7774"},"modified":"2023-03-16T12:30:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:30:44","slug":"social-security-celebrates-womens-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/16\/social-security-celebrates-womens-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security Celebrates Women\u2019s History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Erin Thompson<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Toledo, OH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March is Women\u2019s History Month.\u00a0 It is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women.\u00a0 Social Security provides vital benefits and financial protection for women.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 55 percent of the people receiving Social Security benefits are women.\u00a0 Today, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Women also have longer average life expectancies than men and tend to live more years in retirement.\u00a0 This means women have a greater chance of exhausting other sources of income.\u00a0 It\u2019s important for women to plan early and wisely for retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Our online booklet, <em>Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know<\/em> found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10127.pdf\">www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10127.pdf<\/a>, provides detailed information about how life events can affect a woman\u2019s Social Security retirement benefits.\u00a0 These events may include marriage, death of a spouse, divorce, self-employment, and other life or career changes.<\/p>\n<p>Your earnings history will determine future benefits, so we encourage you to verify that the information in your record is correct.\u00a0 You can create a personal <em>my<\/em>\u00a0Social Security\u00a0account at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/myaccount\/\">www.ssa.gov\/myaccount<\/a> to review your full earnings history.\u00a0 You can also view your <em>Social Security Statement<\/em> using your personal <em>my<\/em>\u00a0Social Security\u00a0account, to get estimates of future benefits and other important planning information.<\/p>\n<p>If you find an error in your earnings record, it is important to get it corrected so you receive the benefits you earned when you retire.\u00a0 Our publication, <em>How to Correct Your Social Security Earnings Record<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10081.pdf\">www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10081.pdf<\/a><u>,<\/u>\u00a0 provides you with details on how to make a correction.<\/p>\n<p>Learn about how Social Security benefits women at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/people\/women\/\">www.ssa.gov\/people\/women<\/a>.\u00a0 Please share this information with your loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Erin Thompson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Toledo, OH March is Women\u2019s History Month.\u00a0 It is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women.\u00a0 Social Security provides vital benefits and financial protection for women. 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