Millennial women, beware. Although your mothers and grandmothers may have made swift strides in health, well-being and economic equality compared to their predecessors, you are actually regressing.

And it’s going to be a good trick if you can save your way into retirement—assuming you live long enough to retire at all, that is.

Hey, don't blame the messenger. It's according to a new study from the Population Reference Bureau, which reveals that although young boomer women racked up an impressive 66 percent gain in overall well-being, in comparison with their World War II-era mothers, GenX women only progressed 2 percent.

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