In the first year after a divorce a woman's standard of living drops an average of 73%.
Of the elderly living in poverty, 3 out of 4 are women - and 80% of them were not poor when their husbands were alive.
Nearly 7 out of 10 women will at some time live in poverty.
The average female born between 1948 and 1964 may likely remain in the workforce until at least 74 years of age due to inadequate financial savings and pension coverage.
