Women over 50 are the first generation to have been protected by equal pay and sex discrimination laws, and the first to have rights to paid maternity leave. Yet after decades of hard work, many of women of my generation feel, to be frank, short changed. The fact that this generation of women earns a fifth less than their male counterparts and less than any other age group of women should set alarm bells ringing.
Today the TUC launches a detailed report on the issues facing women over the age of 50 in the labour market.