To be born female is to be born high risk in a world of genital mutilation, dowry killings and domestic violence, according to a United Nations report. Violence against females was highlighted because it affects children around the world and delivers a broad picture on how countries develop. The report suggests the scope of violence far exceeds earlier estimates, saying 25 to 50 percent of all women have suffered physical abuse at the hands of a partner. The National Council on Aging asked 1,000 women which disease they feared most. One in two women will be killed by a heart attack, one in four by Alzheimers.
Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of women.
Only one in twenty five women die of breast cancer. Women have been led to believe they didn't have the skills or fortitude to do proper investing by a male dominated brokerage community. Two items are notable- one good, one bad. It worked, but a lot of the clients are still nothing more than paychecks since the women brokers are just as much of a twit and unknowlegeable as the men brokers. After all, no broker, through licensing training, has ever been required to know the fundamentals of investing.