Annual Katz Policy Lecture – Closing the Gap: Women, Caregiving, and the Fight for Financial Stability in Older Age
May 6 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join us for Benjamin Rose’s Annual Katz Policy Lecture, Closing the Gap: Women, Caregiving, and the Fight for Financial Stability in Older Age, featuring keynote speaker Judith Kozlowski.
Older adults face growing financial challenges—but for women, the long-term impact of caregiving, wage gaps, and workplace barriers can significantly shape economic security later in life.
In this timely virtual lecture, we’ll explore:
- How unpaid caregiving affects lifetime earnings and retirement security
- The role of wage disparities and workplace policies
- The increasing pressure of housing costs, including rent and property taxes
- Practical policy solutions that could meaningfully improve financial stability for older adults and their families
This session is designed for professionals seeking a clearer understanding of the systemic factors influencing financial well-being in older age—and what can be done to address them.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with critical issues and emerging policy directions that impact the aging population.
Judith Kozlowski, JD
Senior Fellow, Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER),
Judith Kozlowski, JD, is an independent Elder Justice consultant and a subject matter expert in financial exploitation of older adults. She is a Senior Fellow at the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) and contractor with the Native American Elder Justice Initiative (NAEJI). She is an Elder Justice advocate specializing in financial abuse and exploitation of older adults and frequently conducts training on those topics. She also speaks frequently about financial literacy and the cost of family caregiving. She is a former state and federal fraud prosecutor.
Kozlowski’s policy work includes being a senior elder justice advisor to the HHS Assistant Secretary (ACL); building the CFPB Office for the Financial Protection of Older Adults; working with DOJ’s Elder Justice Initiative and consulting with AARP, NAPSA, FINRA, SIFMA, the American Bankers Association and the American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging, among others. She speaks frequently at national aging conferences and roundtables. She is currently co-chair of the American Society of Aging’s Economic Security Advisory Board. She is a founding board member of The National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions, a member of the NAPSA’s Committee Against Financial Exploitation, and a board member of the Spry Foundation and of IONA Senior Services.
