"[W]omen -- only 20 percent of the aged 55-plus labor force in 1948 -- were 39 percent in 1980 and 47 percent last year. So when we think about the older workforce, who those workers are, what they are doing, and the barriers they may face in finding and keeping a job, we need to keep in mind that nearly one in two of those workers now is a woman."  MORE >>