WB E-News: Hispanic Financial Security

Announcing a Women's Bureau program for Hispanic Women

Please join us as we sponsor a series of financial education conferences across the country. These events are designed for Hispanic women, who face unique challenges when it comes to financial security.

Hispanic women face unique challenges when it comes to financial security. According to recent findings, their knowledge about savings and retirement is significantly less than other groups and their retirement confidence level is less than workers overall. They are most likely to rely on Social Security for retirement and expect support from their children and family.

To address this issue, the Women's Bureau is launching a program called Las Mujeres y el Dinero (Women and Money). Over the next year, the Women's Bureau will be sponsoring a series of ten financial education conferences across the country for Hispanic women.

Director Chun will be speaking at the kick-off event on Thursday, October 23rd in Phoenix, Arizona at the 18th Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference. To find out more about this conference, please visit the website: http://www.hispanicwomen.org

Director Shinae Chun is pleased to have such a prestigious platform to announce the start of the agency's newest initiative. This two-day conference, which will be held at the Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center, will bring together over 2,000 women, businesses, community leaders and public officials-the largest gathering of Latina women in the nation.

The other events are as follows:

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DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
October 23-24, 2003	Kick off of Las Mujeres y el Dinero Initiative at the 18th Annual Hispanic Women's Conference	Phoenix, AZ
November 15, 2003	Financial Empowerment	San Antonio, TX
February 21, 2004	Hispanic Financial Literacy Conference	Miami, FL
March 2004	Latinas & Money	Hartford, CT
March 27, 2004	Women Saving for the Future	Philadelphia, PA
April 29, 2004	Savings to Retirement: Basic Financial Knowledge	Pueblo, CO
May 7, 2004	Women: Take Care of Your Money, Take Care of Your Family, Take Care of Your Health	Seattle, WA
September 16, 2004	Las Mujeres y el Dinero	Columbus, Ohio
September 2004	Las Mujeres y el Dinero (Women and Money)	Kansas City, MO
September 2004	Achieving Financial Freedom for Hispanic Women	New Jersey

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Announcing a Women's Bureau program for Hispanic Women Please join us as we sponsor a series of financial education conferences across the country. These events are designed for Hispanic women, who face unique challenges when it comes to financial security.

Announcing a Women's Bureau program for Hispanic Women

Please join us as we sponsor a series of financial education conferences across the country. These events are designed for Hispanic women, who face unique challenges when it comes to financial security.