Project Renewment: A Retirement Model for Career Women

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The story of Project Renewment began when we met in October 1999. Bernice was president of the Los Angeles Women's Foundation. After a 17-year career as executive director of the Center for Healthy Aging, her first retirement had been difficult. Wanting her second retirement to be better than her first, she asked her colleague Helen, who specializes in aging, employment and retirement, "Has anything been done about career women who are facing retirement?" The answer was, "Little, if anything at all."

We met over a four-hour lunch and concluded that there was much to discuss about women who love their work, are considering retirement and are trying to figure out what to do …