But women are far less likely than men to own life insurance. And those who do have life insurance protection typically have less than half of the coverage owned by a man with a comparable income and financial obligations. Here's a real-world snapshot of today's American women. More women than ever before work outside the home. And you can expect to welcome an additional 20 million to your ranks by 2010.
Women work because they are supporting themselves and their families.
Your income pays the rent or mortgage, buys groceries, pays school expenses, and may even enable you to save for a child's education expenses or your retirement. If you don't work outside the home, you typically cook, clean, care for children, manage household finances and do dozens of other essential jobs, not to mention volunteer work. Many women will spend most of their lives as the head of the household. Women currently head 30 million households. Many will be heads of the household for most of their lives, for lots of reasons.