Social Security Income for Women 👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏼, and why it is important. Social Security income in retirement – do you know what that means? Well it can mean a LOT for your standard of living in your later years. And as women, we need to pay particular attention to our OWN earnings record, as well as combined spousal and ex-spousal strategies for maximizing potential social security income in retirement.