Legislative Achievements

Below are four pieces of legislation attributable to the Women's Pension Project.

  • The Retirement Equity Act of 1984 provided critically important benefits to millions of widows and divorced women whose husbands worked for private sector employers.
  • The Civil Spouse Retirement Equity Act of 1984 provided similar benefits to widows and divorced women whose husbands were federal employees.
  • The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 provided small pensions to office workers covered by plans where most of the benefits go to company officers and owners.
  • The Tax Reform Act of 1986 ensures that women (and men) are able to earn pensions faster, and will not have their benefits completely offset by their social security payments.