We talk a lot about how there is no such thing as “the boomer woman.” That said, I’ve been with two very different slices of the demographic this past couple of weeks, and if my eyes were closed, I wouldn’t have known which was which.
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One group consisted of many of the country’s top philanthropic leaders (who happen to be women). They are CEO’s of their companies, their names are brands, they are familiar faces on television and they’ve authored multiple books. Many of these women were from urban markets, well-traveled and educated.
The other group consisted primarily of schoolteachers, administrators and employees of retail stores. They were all from the deep south and, in fact, attended the same conservative church.
What they share is their informal subject matter—the real stuff that gets communicated in and around the cracks of the “formal” program. In brief: parenting grown children and concerns about the future.
I wasn’t surprised that parenting grown children—the challenges of launching our precious bundles into the world and integrating their new loves into our lives—would be top-of-mind for many. But concerns about the future? Of course, it makes sense that the school teacher and retail clerk worry that they haven’t saved enough, made worse by the cost of healthcare and challenges to the social security system.
But what about those who appear wealthy? Why are they so worried? Visit my next blog to find out.
Carol Orsborn