According to a new Statistics Canada report, women in the baby boom generation, the first cohort of women to participate in the workforce for most of their adult lives, will be retiring in greater numbers than ever before. The significance of this society-altering demographic shift is reflected in the percentages: women made up 57.4% of the population in 1998 and, of those aged 55 to 64 in 2004, 47.7% were in the labour force (compared to only 12.9% of women in 1954). By sheer numbers alone, women will have a profound influence on retirement, so much so, that “the new retirement is women’s retirement..."

The Retirement Success Profile is a scientifically designed assessment tool consisting of 120 questions that identifies personal retirement strengths and concerns for people over 50, who are recently retired or planning their retirement. The RSP measures a person's readiness to retire. The results provide a quantitative measure of one's attitude and preparation for retirement and proposes areas where one can focus some attention in order to raise that level of readiness and ensure greater success.