Show W I a nIT 1 and get geLmore more from the GOOD YEARS Jf Y By t g Funds Francis Nugent I A friend writes this comment Seems to me your weekly column col tackles everything from the strictly male point of view Are Arc not more women than men in the 65 over age group Women are a dominant influence in the senior citizens category Dont Don't underestimate under estimate the power of the woman when you talk about the retirement retirement retire retire- ment years We didn't intend to slight the tho ladies They haven't been overlooked over over- looked W Scano Bowler chairman chairman chair chair- man of the board and chief executive executive tive officer of Pioneer Western Corporation a national financial services organization has noted that 12 million women over 65 05 years ears occupy a very important place in the economic civic and social world about us For example about 50 per cent of alt all individual stockholders Inthe in inthe inthe the nation are women Of the 75 billion in average annual individual ual life insurance benefits paid out currently more moro than 66 per percent percent percent cent goes to women Life expectancy for women is increasing faster than for men In the tho year 2000 the ratio of over over- will be bo to men Currently Cur there are four times 3 as many widows as widowers widowers and and some sonic one million lon of these women are aro in the labor force either cither working or actively seeking em plo ment Face up to it men The gals continue to be bo a pow powerful influence ence once right on into the retirement years |