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Hey, everybody. Thanks so much for joining me today on Her Money. I'm Gene Chatsky. I know that you've all

heard of the gender pay gap, but there is a quieter, maybe less obvious, related crisis that

doesn't get nearly the same attention. And over time, it can do even more damage to women's financial

futures. It's called the retirement gender gap, and it affects millions of women across

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