For many women aged over 50 staying in work long enough to receive a decent standard of living in retirement can be challenging.
For others it can be impossible.
The Pensions Policy Institute found that 50% of older workers will have to work for at least six years past their State Pension age in order to maintain their existing standard of living – in other words, it isn’t going to happen. The gender pay gap may well exacerbate this for women.