The study of financial well‐being has gained attention in recent years and a number of
scholarly articles have pointed to gender‐related differences and their antecedents and …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men
and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of …

This study investigated the financial well-being of American women using data from a
nationwide web survey of 368 women between the ages of 30 and 65 with household …

This study investigated the impact of union history and marital transitions on wealth
inequality between older Black and White women (N= 7,026). Cohort data from the Health …

This study examines the association between marriage and economic wealth of women and
men. Going beyond previous research that focused on household wealth, I examine …

The goal of this paper is to understand the effect of family decision-making on the investment
decisions of married men and women. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances …

Economic investments in children may represent a powerful mechanism to explain
differences in child outcomes across family types. Unfortunately, evidence on child-related …

This study uses data from the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances to examine household
saving behavior based on the two-period model of consumption/saving presented by …

In this article, we propose the conceptualization of family structure as an important socially
stratified grouping within a social determinants of health (SDOH) framework. We explore …

Considering soaring wealth inequalities in older age, this research addresses the
relationship between family life courses and widening wealth differences between …