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1. 1st they came for #50sWomen as they:
initially added 5 yrs to our State Pension Age whilst deliberately not telling us
took no notice of the lifetime of inequality suffered by #50sWomen
or that their private pensions are a fraction of men's
1. 1st they came for #50sWomen as they:
initially added 5 yrs to our State Pension Age whilst deliberately not telling ustook no notice of the lifetime of inequality suffered by #50sWomen or that their private pensions are a fraction of men's
2.
& auto-enrolment discriminates against women
ignored their own pensions committee report that told them exactly those things
& the unpaid caring many women carry out
then accelerated the rise in SPA by several years
& added another year to the SPA for women & men
& auto-enrolment discriminates against womenignored their own pensions committee report that told them exactly those things& the unpaid caring many women carry outthen accelerated the rise in SPA by several years& added another year to the SPA for women & men
3.
reneged on a promise to give women auto-credits that 9.8 million men had been given over 35 years
increased the qualifying years to 35
reduced widows' pensions especially for those on the New State Pension
raised the age at which a couple could get pension credit
reneged on a promise to give women auto-credits that 9.8 million men had been given over 35 yearsincreased the qualifying years to 35reduced widows' pensions especially for those on the New State Pensionraised the age at which a couple could get pension credit
4.
published disrespectful adverts that failed miserably to inform anyone
told us we had to earn pensions in our own right, but had no access to benefits in own right
& had to be "kept" by partners
told women in their 60s to sign on for JSA & apply for apprenticeships
published disrespectful adverts that failed miserably to inform anyonetold us we had to earn pensions in our own right, but had no access to benefits in own right& had to be "kept" by partnerstold women in their 60s to sign on for JSA & apply for apprenticeships
5.
ignored the fact that 86% of cost of austerity had fallen on women
sent over 60s out to work in pandemic with many women in front-line roles
ignored the disproportionate impact of #COVID19 on women's jobs
threatened to remove triple lock on worst pensions in OECD
ignored the fact that 86% of cost of austerity had fallen on womensent over 60s out to work in pandemic with many women in front-line rolesignored the disproportionate impact of #COVID19 on women's jobsthreatened to remove triple lock on worst pensions in OECD
6.
Next they are coming for YOUR pension!
Is it any wonder that #50sWomen feel discriminated against? Nothing other than #FullRestitution will suffice for this appalling injustice
#BackTo60 #CEDAWPeoplesTribunal
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Next they are coming for YOUR pension!
Is it any wonder that #50sWomen feel discriminated against? Nothing other than #FullRestitution will suffice for this appalling injustice
#BackTo60 #CEDAWPeoplesTribunal
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