Twice as many women work part time compared to men. A consequence of this is that: Women who do work full time tend to be overvalued in the workplace due to their scarcity Women are more likely than men to earn less money and to make fewer Social Security contributions over the life course, which may negatively affect their security in later life A greater number of women than men are financially secure in later life because women earn more Social Security credits for domestic work and child care than for paid labor