Social Security Celebrates Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month. It is an
opportunity to recognize and celebrate the
achievements of women. Social Security
provides vital benefits and financial protection
for women.
Nearly 55% of the people receiving Social
Security benefits are women. Today, more
women work, pay Social Security taxes, and
earn credit toward monthly retirement income
than at any other time in our nation’s history.
Women also have longer average life
expectancies than men and tend to live more
years in retirement. This means women have a
greater chance of exhausting other sources of
income. It’s important for women to plan early
and wisely for retirement.
Our online booklet, Social Security: What
Every Woman Should Know found at
www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10127.pdf, provides
detailed information about how life events can
affect a woman’s Social Security retirement
benefits. These events may include marriage,
death of a spouse, divorce, self-employment,
and other life or career changes.
Your earnings history will determine future
benefits, so we encourage you to verify that the
information in your record is correct. You can
create a personal my Social Security account
at www.ssa.gov/myaccount to review your
full earnings history. You can also view your
Social Security Statement using your personal
my Social Security account, to get estimates
of future benefits and other important planning
information.
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. Our
publication, How to Correct Your Social Security
Earnings Record at www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-
10081.pdf, provides you with details on how to
make a correction.
Learn about how Social Security benefits
women at www.ssa.gov/people/women.
Please share this information with your loved
ones